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The head of the political office of the Hamas, Ismail Haniyehrequested this Friday, after days of negotiations, “the total cessation of fighting” in the Gaza strip in exchange for the release of hostages and guaranteed that the Palestinian Islamic Jihadwhich also operates in the Strip, demands the same.
“We reaffirm the position of the resistance factions that any negotiations must lead to a complete end to the aggression, the withdrawal of the occupation army out of the territory Gaza strip and the return of displaced people to their places of residence”reported today Hamas in a statement via Telegram.
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Haniyeh, who stated that he had a telephone conversation with the secretary of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziad Nakhaleh, As part of the negotiations for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, he also recalled the need to rebuild the Strip and guarantee a “serious” agreement on the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
This official Hamas announcement comes about five years after the meetings in Paris with mediators United States, Egypt and Qatar study a proposal for a truce and release of hostages approved by Israeland to which Qatar assured that Hamas was positive.
But already yesterday, a delegation from the Islamic group hinted, since Cairowhere negotiations continued, that there would be no truce if Israel did not agree to release high-ranking Palestinian prisoners, both its own and those of the Palestinian movement. Fatásources familiar with the conversations told EFE.
Between them, Hamas requires the release of Marwan Barghouticonsidered one of the main future candidates to lead the Palestinian authorityand who is serving five life sentences for planning attacks that killed five Israelis during the Second Intifada.
And also that of the notable leader Ahmed Saadathead of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and who is serving a 30-year sentence for planning the murder of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehevam Zeevi in 2001.
The proposed agreement, approved by Israel and divided into stages, includes a first phase that stipulates the release of 35 civilian captives held by Hamas in exchange for the total cessation of Israeli operations for 45 days, according to the sources.
What is more, Israel would release around 100 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for each hostage released by Hamasat the same time that there would be an increase in the inflow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
In the second stage, it would be released the women and male soldiers, while the last phase would include the return of the lifeless bodies of at least 27 hostages, according to sources.
Israel and Hamas They reached a unique one-week truce agreement between 24 and 30 November, which ended the fighting and allowed the exchange of 105 hostages, including some foreigners, for the release of 240 Palestinian prisoners; something that has not been repeated since.
Source: Elcomercio
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