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The negotiations were halted last week after Israel targeted al-Mawasi, the area designated as a humanitarian zone in Western Khan younis, killing about 100 civilians, including children and civil emergency personnel, and injuring hundreds. The Israeli Army announced that the attack on al-Mawasi aimed to assassinate two Hamas leaders, Mohamed Al-Deif and Rafi Salama. However, the movement confirmed that Al-Deif is fine and the Israeli rumors about his assassination are baseless.
A high-level source has warned against Israeli persistent pursuit of policies that contribute to further escalation
Ongoing consultations between Egypt and Hamas are taking place with the aim of reaching a ceasefire agreement and facilitating the exchange of detainees and captives
Hamas announced on Friday its rejection to any statements or positions that support plans for foreign forces to enter Gaza, regardless of its name or purpose.
Egypt and Qatar announce receiving Hamas’s response to the U.S. proposal regarding a ceasefire and prisoners swap deal in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas said, Friday that they are viewing ‘positively’ the content of US President Joe Biden’s speech, in which he called for a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, along with the reconstruction of the strip, and an exchange of prisoners.
Hamas says that they informed the mediators that they are ready to reach a complete agreement that includes a comprehensive prisoner swap deal if Israel stopped its war and aggression against the people in Gaza.
Hamas launched a barrage of rockets into Israel, resulting in sirens sounding in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, for the first time in months, according to the Associated Press.
Hamas welcomed on Friday the International Court of Justice [ICJ] decision demanding Israel to immediately stop its aggression against the Palestinian city of Rafah and stop measures that lead to genocide.
According to the movement, this clip is another attempt by the occupation forces to discredit Hamas fighters, following their failure to distort their image through previous fabricated narratives. These narratives, the movement asserts, have been proven false by evidence presented in various forums and media investigations.
A high-ranking Egyptian source renewed Egypt's categorical rejection of Israel's plans to displace the residents of Gaza to Sinai, stressing that Egypt will not allow the realization of Israeli ambitions in the Palestinian territories at its expense.
“The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) appreciated the announcement by […] Arab Republic of Egypt of its intention to join the lawsuit filed by the Republic of South Africa before the International Court of Justice in the case of genocide committed by the Zionist entity against our Palestinian people,” the movement announced in a statement on Sunday.
Hamas has confirmed the death of Nadav Popplewell, a British-Israeli captive who was taken by the group's fighters in October, after sustaining injuries in an Israeli airstrike.
He added: “Israel prevents the arrival of humanitarian aid to more than 2 million Palestinians, and endangers their lives and the lives of the wounded and sick by preventing their travel for treatment.”
Delegations of Hamas and Israel left Cairo, Thursday following a two-day round of negotiations.
Hamas official Osama Hamdan said, Tuesday that their approval of the Egyptian-Qatari proposal on a ceasefire agreement came after months of negotiations.
Egyptian high-level source affirmed that there is an agreement between all parties to return to Gaza ceasefire negotiating track.
“While the Hamas proposal is far from meeting Israel's core demands, Israel will dispatch a ranking delegation to Egypt in an effort to maximize the possibility of reaching an agreement on terms acceptable to Israel,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office.
He called on the Security Council, especially the United States and the Western countries that support Israel, to assume their responsibilities and curb the occupation force.
“I closely follow the positive developments pertinent to the ongoing negotiations to reach a comprehensive truce in the Gaza Strip. I call on all parties to exert more efforts to reach an agreement that will end the humanitarian tragedy from which the Palestinian people are suffering and finalize the exchange of hostages and prisoners,” said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his official Facebook page on Monday evening.
