Middle East Monitor, August 14 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240814-hamas-to-stay-out-of-gaza-truce-talks-but-may-meet-mediators-afterwards/ . . . Hamas has voiced scepticism about the chances of the talks delivering real results, blaming Israel for stalling ...
“Going to new negotiations allows the Occupation to impose new conditions and employ the maze of negotiation to conduct more massacres,” Senior Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, told Reuters. Hamas’ absence from the talks, however, does not eliminate the chances of progress since its chief negotiator, Khalil Al-Hayya is based in Doha and the group has open channels with Egypt and Qatar. “Hamas is committed to the proposal presented to it on July 2, which is based on the UN Security Council resolution and the Biden speech and the Movement is prepared to immediately begin discussion over a mechanism to implement it,” said Abu Zuhri. A source familiar with the matter said that Hamas wants the mediators to come back to them with a “serious response” from Israel. If that happens, the group says, it will meet with mediators after the Thursday session. An official briefed on the talks process said mediators expected to consult with Hamas. . . . Hamas calls for implementing July agreement instead of new talks by Al Mayadeen English, August 12 https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-calls-for-implementing-july-agreement-instead-of-new-t Top Hamas official says group is losing faith in US as mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks by Abby Sewell, Associated Press, August 14, 2024 https://apnews.com/article/hamas-israel-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-us-8509c5e68d57c96af99653c8292180b2 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31640): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31640 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/107910308/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
