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Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas On Tuesday, he said that all attempts to achieve a truce in the Gaza Strip, accompanied by the release of hostages, were “sabotaged” by Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel, responding to statements last night by US President-elect Donald Trump, who called for his immediate release before he takes office.

“Netanyahu sabotaged all these attempts. On many occasions we were very close to signing an agreement, but due to their wild actions and decisions“These agreements have failed,” said Basem Naim, a member of the Hamas politburo.

Trump, who will take office as president on January 20, said in a social media post yesterday. Social truth that if the hostages are not released by this date, “everything will happen.” hell in the middle east and those responsible for committing these atrocities against humanity,” referring to the October 7, 2023 attacks that led to the current war in the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 44,400 people.

“From the very beginning of this genocide, Hamas has publicly declared and actively sought a permanent ceasefire to end Israeli aggression against our people; an agreement that would include a full exchange of prisoners,” Naeem added.

A Hamas spokesman believes that Trump’s message should be addressed to Netanyahuwhich uses negotiations as “a cover for its political and personal ideological interests.”

“We hope that the day will come when this will end. genocide of our peoplethat they will freely return to their homes throughout the Gaza Strip and that prisoners on both sides will be released and can once again enjoy life with their families,” he stressed.

Several Israeli government ministers and even Israeli President Isaac Herzog appreciated the words of support for Trump, who would demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip before he takes office in the White House in a month and a half, US media reported. .

The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which killed more than a thousand people, resulted in the kidnapping of 251 people, of whom 154 returned, some were released during the truce, and others were found during Israeli army operations.

101 people remain in captivity, of whom 97 were kidnapped in 2023 (35 of them are dead) and four have been in the enclave since 2014, of which two soldiers died in the war that year.

EFE