Hamas official Osama Hamdan said on Thursday there has been no progress in Gaza ceasefire talks despite the movement showing flexibility.
Hamas official Osama Hamdan speaks during a press conference in Beirut, April 4, 2024. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Hamas official Osama Hamdan said on Thursday there has been no progress in Gaza ceasefire talks despite the movement showing flexibility.
Hamdan said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was placing obstacles hindering both parties from reaching an agreement, and that he is "not interested" in releasing Israeli hostages.
"The occupation government is still evading, and negotiations are stuck in a vicious circle", Hamdan said at a press conference held in Beirut.
In the mouths of the leaders of Banda, the term flexibility doesn't exactly have the meaning it's given elsewhere.
The movement tries to demonstrate its openness and good intentions.
Hamas has kidnapped more than a hundred civilians it has been holding hostage for 6 months.
Its militants have taken the civilian population in Gaza hostage.
Despite its military setbacks, there's no question of giving in. This is the logic of this terrorist movement.
Reporting by Nidal al Mughrabi, Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Elimam and Mena Today
The European Union's diplomatic service on Thursday presented 10 options for political action against Israel after it found "indications" last month that Israel breached human rights obligations under a pact governing its ties with the bloc.
The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who has been very critical of U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory amid efforts to reach a ceasefire.
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