Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, commented late Monday to the statement by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting “a partial deal” with Hamas to get some Israeli captives back.
He said thay Netanyahu’s true stance is to avoid reaching a whole agreement, to stall for time, and to continue the war of genocide.
“It’s become clear to the world that Netanyahu is the one who rejects and obstructs what was outlined in Biden’s speech and the recent UN Security Council resolution, not Hamas,” he added.
Netanyahu is continuing to lie to his people by agreeing to a whole deal then walking back to talk about concluding a partial agreement and continuing the aggression. This reveals that he does not care about the Israeli prisoners’ lives.
“The ball is now in the court of the war criminal Netanyahu, and the US administration must lift its cover of silence and bias and put pressure on Netanyahu and his government to stop the aggression and genocidal war,” al-Rishq stressed on Hamas view of the deal.
“We reiterate the positive stance of Hamas in dealing with the efforts of the mediators in Qatar and Egypt to reach an agreement that ensures a permanent cessation of the aggression, a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange deal.”
Late Sunday, Netanyahu said in an interview with Israeli Channel 14 that he is open to accept a partial deal with Hamas, during which some Israeli prisoners held in Gaza would be released, yet he is committed to carrying on with the war after the pause in fighting.
Netanyahu went on to reveal that he will not agree to any
deal with factions that involve Hamas’ survival in the Gaza Strip.
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