Hamas opposed to a partial truce – Liberation

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said he was opposed to an agreement Thursday « partial » with Israel to end the fights in the Gaza striprejecting in fact the last Israeli proposal of truce: « Partial agreements are used by Netanyahu and its government as a cover for its political project (…) And we will not participate in this policy ”, said Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, during a television intervention. On the other hand, he said ready to « A full agreement » including « An exchange of all the prisoners in exchange for the judgment of the war, the withdrawal of the occupation (Israeli) of the Gaza Strip and the beginning of the reconstruction ».

The Palestinian movement had received on Sunday, through Egyptian mediators, An Israeli truce proposal in Gaza. According to an official in Hamas, Israel asked for the return of ten living hostages in exchange for a truce of« At least forty-five days », of the release of a total of 1,231 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and an authorization to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza.

According to the same official, speaking on condition of anonymity, the Israeli proposal also mentioned a « Permanent end of war » that Israel conditions the disarmament of Hamas, which constitutes « A non -negotiable red line » for movement. “Resistance and its weapons are linked to the presence of the Israeli occupation. They constitute a natural right for our people, as for all peoples living under occupation ”, Repeated Khalil al-Hayya on Thursday. Israel did not speak Thursday evening on his proposal as a truce.