Israel has stalled ceasefire talks as Hamas demands troops exit and humanitarian aid for Gazans

Amid global demands on the Israeli regime to end its barbaric attacks in Gaza, Tel Aviv has stalled negotiations despite reasonable grounds to end its genocidal assault.

In a latest press release, Hamas declared “the required flexibility to reach a comprehensive agreement aiming to cease the aggression against our people.” 

“The occupation continues to evade the commitments of this agreement, especially those ensuring a permanent ceasefire, the return of refugees, the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and meeting the needs of our people.” 

The statement added, “The movement will continue negotiations through intermediary channels to achieve an agreement that fulfills the demands and interests of our people.” 

Hamas leader Osama Hamdan says that over the past days the group presented its vision and held positive engagements in Cairo, responding to the proposals from Egypt and Qatar. 

Hamdan emphasized that at this rate, what the Israeli occupation failed to achieve militarily, it won’t attain through negotiations. 

Hamdan stressed that negotiations won’t continue without addressing the ongoing Israeli war of hunger and genocide against the Palestinians, asserting flexibility in negotiations is matched by the group’s readiness to defend the Palestinian people and their sacred sites. 

Speaking to reporters in Beirut, he said Hamas rejects any solution that doesn’t halt aggression and lift the blockade. Hamas leader urged the Islamic world to make Ramadan an opportunity to exert pressure and save the Palestinians from starvation. 

He also called on Arab and Islamic countries to take serious action and implement the decisions of their recent summit to break the siege on Gaza. 

Hamdan reiterated the call for countries that are facilitating food convoys to the Israeli regime through their territories to cease such actions. 

Additionally, he noted the U.S. administration can end the crisis by halting the supply of weapons to the Israeli occupation and to stop using its veto power in support of Tel Aviv. 

He highlighted the hypocrisy of the U.S. administration that claims to stand by humanity, freedom, and justice but is directly complicit in the Israeli onslaught, which unveils the true face of America. It has done nothing to prevent the war crimes in Gaza. 

Regarding the aid dropped from the air, Hamdan stated that it only represents a tiny portion of what Gaza needs, calling for aid to be brought in through land crossings and emphasizing that “American aid from the air will not improve Washington’s bloody image.” 

The senior Hamas leader also demanded the dismissal of a UN official who presented a “false report without evidence, claiming incidents of sexual violence by the resistance” on October 7 attacks on southern Israel. 

Touching on the UN Security Council statement on the Israeli massacre on February 29 that killed and injured at least 800 Palestinians in the Gaza City neighborhood where they had gathered to collect flour, Hamdan said the statement “does not reflect the gravity of the crime.” 

Meanwhile, a source with the Palestinian factions has shed further light on the negotiations, saying the resistance has relayed a clear position to mediators that offers a high level of flexibility to achieve a ceasefire. 

Speaking to the Al Mayadeen channel, the source underlined that the resistance provided everything necessary for the success of mediation efforts, yet the “occupiers consistently obstructed our endeavors, hindering any progress in negotiations”.