Hamas delivers response to latest proposal from Egypt and Qatar mediators

The response included clauses on several issues disputed by the Israeli occupation's negotiators.

The Palestinian Resistance modified several clauses pertaining to the first stage of the proposed deal. These modifications include main points relating to the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes, the delivery of humanitarian aid, and the detainees-to-captives ratio to be exchanged in the deal.

Modifications were also made to the second stage of the proposed deal, in which Hamas demanded a clear written item on a complete ceasefire. Hamas confirmed that it did deliver a response to the mediators, stating that it will stand by the main demands it made in previous messages to mediators.

Haniyeh: No Acceptance of a Deal That Does Not Achieve Main Demands

In an exclusive interview aired on Friday, the head of Hamas' Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, told Al Mayadeen that the Palestinian Resistance group is adhering to the conditions it had set in negotiations and will not engage in any deal with "Israel" without their fulfillment.

Haniyeh emphasized the Resistance's insistence on the necessity of declaring a permanent and clear ceasefire in Gaza. He made it clear that the Israeli occupation has not eliminated Hamas and shall not eliminate it, pointing out that the Israeli government has not retrieved its captives held in Gaza and shall not retrieve them except through "an honorable deal."

The Palestinian leader affirmed the Resistance's insistence on the complete withdrawal and the return of the displaced people to Gaza without any conditions or barriers, in addition to the conditions regarding relief and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, leading to a prisoner exchange deal. (ILKHA)