Friday, the spokesman for the Hamas armed wing said on Friday that if the group is favorable to a provisional truce in the Gaza War, if such an agreement is not concluded in the current negotiations, it could return by insisting on a complete agreement to end the conflict.
Hamas has repeatedly proposed to release all the hostages detained in Gaza and to conclude a permanent cease-fire agreement, and Israel refused, added Abu Ubaida in a television speech.
The Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt, supported by the United States, welcomed more than 10 days of talks on a proposal sustained by the United States for a 60-day truce in the war which made it possible to waste the Palestinian enclave.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on an appeal he had with Pope Leo on Friday that Israel’s efforts to conclude an hostage liberation agreement and a 60-day ceasefire “, so far, have not been reciprocal by Hamas”.
As part of the potential agreement, 10 hostages held in Gaza would be returned with the bodies of 18 other people, spread over 60 days. In exchange, Israel would release a number of Palestinians detained.
“If the enemy remains obstinate and escapes this turn as he did each time before, we cannot guarantee a return to partial agreements or the proposal of the 10 captives,” said Abu Ubaida.
The disputes remain on the cards of the withdrawals of the Israeli army, the aid delivery mechanisms to Gaza and guarantee that a possible truce would lead to the end of the war, said that two Hamas officials who spoke to Reuters on Friday.
Officials said the talks had not reached a breakthrough on questions under discussion.
Hamas says that any agreement must lead to the end of the war, while Netanyahu says that war will only end once Hamas is disarmed and its leaders have expelled from Gaza.
The Israel campaign in Gaza killed more than 58,600 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health authorities.
Nearly 1,650 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed following the conflict, including 1,200 killed in October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks the south of Israel, according to Israeli counts.
