This development is worrisome; a Hamas official who is a leader of the Palestinian militant group said the group has pulled out of negotiations regarding the ceasefire in the current Gaza war. This decision was made amidst what the official labeled ‘Israeli massacres’ and their observation of complacency in the negotiation processes.
The withdrawal was announced by the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniya to the mediators Qatar and Egypt that were involved in the ceasefire plan, which US President Joe Biden initially raised in May The chairman stated that the “occupation’s” Israel failed to show seriousness, continued policies of stalling and sabotage, as well continued massacres of unarmed Palestinian civilians.
The conflict escalated recently when Israel bombarded the southern camp of Gaza that aimed to eliminate Hamas’s chief conspicuous through Operation Mohammed Deif. However, Hamas has denied this to be true, noting that Deif is ‘‘well and directly in charge of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades and resistance activities. ’’
The Ministry of Health in Gaza claims that the fresh Israeli attacks have claimed 92 lives, deepening the crisis. Hamas had earlier given a document on a six-week truce in which they suggested that hostages that were seized during their October 7 attack on Israel be swapped for Palestinian detainees detained in Israeli prisons.
However, Haniyeh stressed that ‘Hamas had displayed a lot of offers to get the deal done and cease the attacks’ and was willing to renegotiate when Israel equally agreed to the ceasefire.
This remains the status quo in Gaza, where each side blames the other for the apparent act of hindering the reconstruction process and killing of the citizenry. With time, the pullout of Hamas from the ceasefire talks is expected to add more Worries for the country as the struggle in the area persists.
