{"id":16472,"date":"2024-03-06T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/hamas-responds-to-ceasefire-proposal-but-accuses-israel-of-stalling\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:46:11","slug":"hamas-responds-to-ceasefire-proposal-but-accuses-israel-of-stalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/hamas-responds-to-ceasefire-proposal-but-accuses-israel-of-stalling\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas responds to ceasefire proposal but accuses Israel of \u2018stalling\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hamas said Tuesday there could be no \u201cexchange of prisoners\u201d before a permanent ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as it responded to proposals from Egyptian and Qatari mediators. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe security and safety of our people will not be achieved except through a permanent ceasefire, the end of the aggression, [Israel\u2019s] withdrawal from every inch in Gaza\u2026and the entry of aid to our people in Gaza is our utmost priority,\u201d Hamas senior leader Osama Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut. <\/p>\n

\u201cAny prisoner exchange will not be completed except after the completion of all this.\u201d <\/p>\n

Hamas\u2019 response comes as negotiators race to reach a deal that would pair a pause in fighting with the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Whether that deadline can be met remains uncertain. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously ruled out stoping the military campaign before Hamas is completely destroyed. <\/p>\n

Hamdan on Tuesday also accused Israel of stalling on reaching an agreement and warned that the negotiations would not be \u201copen-ended\u201d as Israel continues its offensive in Gaza. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have affirmed our conditions for a ceasefire: complete withdrawal from the sector, the return of displaced persons to the areas they left, especially in the north, and the provision of sufficient aid, relief, and reconstruction,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Reuters\u00a0and\u00a0Al Jazeera\u00a0reported\u00a0last week\u00a0that Hamas was reviewing a draft proposal for an initial ceasefire lasting roughly six weeks, during which 40 Israeli hostages would be exchanged for 400 Palestinian prisoners. <\/p>\n

Hamdan\u2019s response came just hours after US President Joe Biden said a potential ceasefire was \u201cin the hands of Hamas\u201d as he boarded Air Force One at Hagerstown airport. <\/p>\n

Biden said the \u201cIsraelis have been cooperating\u201d and that a ceasefire is necessary. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a ceasefire,\u201d he said, calling the deal on the table a \u201crational offer\u201d and saying the Israelis had agreed to it. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to see what Hamas does,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Race against the clock<\/h2>\n

The Biden administration has been racing against the clock to secure a ceasefire before Ramadan, which is expected to begin March 10, fearing any aggressive military push by Israel during the Muslim holy month would only further inflame tensions across the region. <\/p>\n

Biden said Tuesday that without a deal by Ramadan, the situation in Israel and specifically Jerusalem would be \u201cvery, very dangerous.\u201d <\/p>\n

When Biden was asked about his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said it was \u201clike it\u2019s always been.\u201d And he repeated his assertion there were \u201cno excuses\u201d for Israel not to allow more aid into Gaza. <\/p>\n

The US has become increasingly vocal about the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where the United Nations warns hundreds of thousands of people\u00a0are on the brink of famine\u00a0and US ally Israel continues to\u00a0obstruct the bulk of aid deliveries. <\/p>\n

On Saturday, the US made its first\u00a0humanitarian airdrop into the\u00a0strip \u2014 66 bundles containing meals but no water or medical supplies, a US official\u00a0said. Aid groups\u00a0have criticized\u00a0the air drops as an ineffective and degrading way to get aid to Palestinians in Gaza, with the International Crisis Group\u2019s UN director\u00a0saying they are\u00a0at best a \u201ctemporary Band-Aid measure.\u201d <\/p>\n

One of the strongest rebukes of Israel by a US official to date came from US Vice President\u00a0Kamala Harris, who on Sunday\u00a0forcefully called for more humanitarian aid\u00a0into Gaza, saying that people in the region are \u201cstarving\u201d in the face of \u201cinhumane\u201d conditions and urged Israel to do more. <\/p>\n

This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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