Hamas political wing leader Ismail Haniyeh confirmed on Tuesday that The group received the ceasefire proposal and stressed that it was “studying” it.in the midst of the Israeli army’s offensive on the Gaza Strip following the October 7 attacks by an Islamist militia against Israel.

Haniyeh noted that the group “got proposal circulated during a meeting in Paris to stop the aggression and release the prisoners.”

“We are in the process study it to submit a response, Considering that the priority must be to stop the brutal aggression against Gaza and complete withdrawal of the occupying forces in the sector,” he added.

Thus, he referred to a document prepared during a meeting organized this weekend in the French capital between representatives of the USA, Israel, Qatar and Egypt to try to reach an agreement between the parties on a ceasefire and the release of hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group.

“The movement is open to discuss any serious and practical initiative or idea. until they lead to a complete cessation of aggression and guarantee the process of return of the population forced to flee due to occupation measures and those whose homes were destroyed, as well as reconstruction, lifting of the blockade and completion of the exchange process (of prisoners and hostages),” he explained. . .

Haniyeh emphasized the role of Egypt and Qatar in trying to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and “end aggression against the Palestinian people in Jerusalem and the West Bank,” before announcing an invitation to travel to Cairo and discuss the proposal agreed to in Paris, according to the Palestinian Information Center.

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In addition, he called on the international community to “put pressure on the occupation” to “Stop massacres and war crimes”before denying that Hamas was going to make “concessions” in the face of the military’s “aggression and crimes.”

On the other hand, he criticized the decision of the US and other countries to suspend funding for the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after charges against twelve of its employees for his alleged role in the October 7 attacks.

“These decisions are a clear violation of the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which called for increased aid to Gaza, not cuts. These positions indicate the existence of a systematic policy on the part of these countries to support the occupation through starvation and siege of the population, instead of respecting the court’s historic decision,” he said.

Haniyeh noted that “the justifications given by these countries for suspending contributions They are weak and not based on evidence, beyond those represented by the occupation and the propaganda aimed at pressuring and punishing the UN for reports submitted to the International Court of Justice on the consequences of brutal aggression.”

The Israeli army launched an offensive on the Gaza Strip after Hamas attacks, which resulted in… about 1,200 killed and about 240 kidnapped. Gaza authorities, controlled by the Islamist group, condemned more than 26,700 dead, Added to this are more than 365 operations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a result of security forces operations and attacks carried out by settlers.

(according to information from Europe Press)