Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject giving up power in return for permanent ceasefire

 

The Palestinian Hamas movement's leader Ismail Haniyeh flashes the victory sign following a speech at a rally during his visit to the southern Lebanese city of Saida on June 26, 2022.

Dec 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday.

Egypt seeks to broker Gaza ceasefire as Hamas, Israel assert demands

 

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 18, 2023. Israel Defense Forces

 Dec 21, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The U.S. said "very serious" negotiations were taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages, but prospects for a deal remained uncertain as Hamas insisted it would not discuss anything less than a complete end to Israel's offensive in the Palestinian enclave.

In Moscow: Senior Hamas official demands ceasefire among other conditions for release of Israeli captives

Deputy head of Hamas political bureau Moussa Abu Marzouk. AP

 

Oct 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas member on Friday, in a statement to Al-Arabiya TV, announced a set of conditions for the release of Israeli captives, among them a ceasefire, as he led a delegation that held talks with a top Iranian diplomat in Moscow.