Hamas demanded a 12-week long ceasefire in the negotiations to reach a deal, up from the six-week truce proposed, preventing an agreement in the talks in Cairo, CNN reported on Friday, quoting sources.
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip © Mena Today
Hamas demanded a 12-week long ceasefire in the negotiations to reach a deal, up from the six-week truce proposed, preventing an agreement in the talks in Cairo, CNN reported on Friday, quoting sources.
In the report the network said Israel rejected the demand which it considered to be no different than an end to the war.
This illustrates Hamas's refusal to agree to a ceasefire and its intention to continue fighting.
Regardless of whether this decision leads to the death of civilians and further destruction.
Many Western countries do not understand the logic and strategy of Hamas. This is a mistake.
They call for a truce, but the Islamist movement does not want one.
The only way to end the conflict is for Hamas to surrender. This would end the war.
By Stephen Fowler
Turkey scoped out at least three air bases in Syria where it could deploy forces as part of a planned joint defence pact before Israel hit the sites with air strikes this week, four people familiar with the matter said.
Israel killed a commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday, further testing a ceasefire that halted last year's war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group.
Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria after repeated Israeli attacks on military sites there undermined the new government's ability to deter threats, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Friday.
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