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Hamas ready to continue ceasefire talks despite Israel’s absence from Cairo talks

Despite the absence of Israeli representatives, Hamas said this Wednesday that it would continue talks in Cairo to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, which starts next Sunday. “We showed the necessary flexibility to completely end aggression against our people, but the occupation (Israel) is evading its commitments to this agreement,” the Palestinian militias said in a statement.

Delegations from Hamas, the United States, Qatar and Egypt have been in talks since Sunday to reach a nearly six-week ceasefire in Gaza in which Palestinian militias must release several dozen detainees in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. in Israeli prisons and in the distribution of humanitarian aid to alleviate famine conditions in the Gaza Strip, especially in the north. However, Israel did not join the talks on the pretext that Hamas had not submitted a list of the surviving hostages still in its possession.

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said it was up to Hamas to accept the deal already on the table, but this Wednesday the third day of talks began without any agreement. As published by the Reuters agency, one of the conditions of the agreement presented to Hamas is that it will submit a list of all hostages in its possession.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Tuesday that the release of the women and sick, injured and elderly hostages would result in an immediate ceasefire, putting pressure on the Hamas delegation. “This first phase of the ceasefire will enable a large increase in humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, and provide time and space to achieve strong solutions and lasting peace,” the White House said in a note, referring to Hamas’ claim. ” He would only agree to release the hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire. (Reuters)