PNN – The officials of the Hamas movement stated that the Zionists are obstructing the process of the ceasefire negotiations and emphasized that none of the threats of the occupiers have any meaning for the resistance and we will not back down from our conditions and if the Zionists want their prisoners, they must pay the price.
According to the International group of Pakistan News Network, while the negotiations related to the cease-fire in Gaza and the prisoner exchange case have not reached a conclusion due to the obstacles of the occupying regime, “Khalil al-Hiya” a member of the political bureau of the Hamas movement announced that our agreement to the prisoner exchange deal is conditional on the cessation of the war against Gaza, the arrival of humanitarian aid to this region, and the release of Palestinian prisoners from enemy prisons.
The Zionists have to pay 3 prices for the release of their prisoners
Al-Hiya said that the occupiers must pay 3 prices for the release of their prisoners, the first of which is related to the arrival of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and the return of the residents of this area to a normal life. The second price is the complete cessation of aggression against Gaza and the third price is the release of 10,000 of our prisoners in the prisons of the occupation regime.
He added: The Zionist regime rejects withdrawing from Gaza or parts of it and the return of refugees to their places of residence, and there is no sign of an end to the aggression of this regime. Also, until now, no guarantee has been made for the arrival of sufficient aid to Gaza and the reconstruction and activation of hospitals, bakeries and other critical infrastructures in Gaza, and even the displaced people do not have shelter.
This Hamas official clarified: The occupying regime does not agree to any of these things, and therefore the question is what exactly should we agree on. The occupiers are trying to distort the reality by claiming that Hamas’s demands are big and…
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On the other hand, Hossam Badran, one of the other members of the political office of Hamas, in an interview with Al Jazeera, responded to the threats of the Zionist authorities that if the Israeli prisoners are not released by the month of Ramadan, the war will continue and extend to Rafah, and a civilian government must be established without the presence of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, said: The statements of the Zionists are an empty and worthless threat and indicate the depth of the crisis that the leaders of this regime are experiencing, and the contradictions and contradictions in their statements are clearly visible.
He continued: These threats are caused by the great failure of the occupiers in returning their prisoners from Gaza. Although the war has entered its fifth month, the only Zionist prisoners who have left Gaza are those who were released in the first phase of the ceasefire.
This Hamas official emphasized: Before this, Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of the occupying regime, publicly said that he will attack Rafah in any case; Even if a prisoner exchange deal is made. This is due to the brutality and killing and genocidal policy that the occupiers have followed since the beginning of the invasion of Gaza, and the targeting of civilians, including those in Rafah, continues on a daily basis.
The administration of Gaza is a purely Palestinian issue
Stating about the discussions related to the day after the war in Gaza and the claims made by Americans and Zionists about the administration of Gaza, he said: The occupying regime, which has not achieved any of its goals by entering the fifth month of the war, is too weak to want to talk about the administration of Gaza after the war. Today’s occupiers experience significant contradictions and differences among themselves. They threaten to destroy Hamas and on the other hand, they demand negotiations with this movement.
Regarding the final position of Hamas regarding the ceasefire negotiations and the exchange of prisoners, Badran emphasized that we conduct any negotiations based on the interests of the Palestinian people and are not influenced by such statements and threats. Because our desires and goals are clear and nationally agreed upon. The complete cessation of the enemy’s aggression, the immediate arrival of the necessary aid to the Gaza Strip, and the lifting of the blockade of this area and its reconstruction are our main conditions.
He said about the discussions related to the civil administration of the Gaza Strip by an international delegation that we ourselves know how to manage our affairs and how to choose our leaders, whether in Jerusalem, the West Bank, or Gaza, and this is a completely Palestinian issue, and no other party has the right to dictate their wishes to us.