CAIRO: Hamas and two different Palestinian militant teams stated on Saturday (Dec 21) {that a} Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “nearer than ever”, offered Israel doesn’t impose new situations.
Final week, oblique negotiations between Israel and Hamas mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and america have been held in Doha, rekindling hope of an settlement.
“The potential of reaching an settlement (for a ceasefire and prisoner trade deal) is nearer than ever, offered the enemy stops imposing new situations,” Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the leftist Fashionable Entrance for the Liberation of Palestine stated in a uncommon joint assertion issued after talks in Cairo on Friday.
A Hamas chief informed AFP on Saturday that talks had made “vital and essential progress” in current days.
“Most factors associated to the ceasefire and prisoner trade points have been agreed upon,” he stated on situation of anonymity as he was not authorised to talk publicly on the difficulty.
“Some unresolved factors stay, however they don’t hinder the method. The settlement may very well be finalised earlier than the top of this 12 months, offered it’s not disrupted by (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s new situations.”
He stated that if an settlement is reached it is going to be carried out in phases, ending with “a critical prisoner trade deal, a everlasting ceasefire and an entire withdrawal (of Israeli forces) from Gaza.”
