Discussions on a truce in Gaza: Hamas delegation leaves Cairo
Hamas confirmed that its delegation would leave Cairo on Thursday, March 7, where it arrived on Sunday for discussions on a truce in the Gaza Strip, saying that Israel's position did not meet its "
minimum requirements."
".
Palestinians walk through collapsed buildings after an Israeli offensive in the Jabaliya refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, February 29, 2024. AP - Mahmoud Essa
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The Hamas delegation is leaving Cairo
” for “consultations” with the leadership of the movement in Doha, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamist movement participating in the discussions told AFP, on condition of anonymity. “
We are still waiting for the final official response from the enemy
", he added in reference to Israel, but "
the initial responses do not meet the minimum requirements
" formulated by Hamas and relating in particular to a definitive ceasefire and a withdrawal of Israeli troops, added this source, without giving details.
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“
The mediators will decide when negotiations will resume
,” he said.
Faced with the humanitarian disaster and the heavy toll among the civilian population, the United States, Qatar and Egypt are trying to reach an agreement on a pause in the fighting before Ramadan, which begins at the beginning of next week.
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Representatives of these three countries have been discussing a possible six-week truce since Sunday with a Hamas delegation, but without an Israeli presence.
Mahmoud Mardaoui, another Hamas official, said that "
the decision is in the hands of Washington
" which must decide "
whether it really wants to put pressure on
(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin)
Netanyahu and his government to achieve a agreement
".
“
If Israel is serious and does not procrastinate, it is possible to reach a ceasefire agreement before the start of Ramadan
,” Sunday or Monday, he said.
As a reminder,
this war
was triggered on October 7 by an attack of unprecedented scale carried out by Hamas commandos infiltrated from the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, which cost the lives of at least 1,160 people. , most of them civilians, according to a count by Agence France-Presse based on official Israeli data.
In retaliation, Israel vowed to annihilate Hamas.
Its army launched a bombing campaign coupled with a ground offensive which has so far left 30,800 dead in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the latest report put forward this Thursday by the Hamas Ministry of Health.
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