Regarding Israel’s “tactical pause” in Gaza, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says the following

Doha:

Hamas’ response to the latest proposed ceasefire in Gaza is consistent with the principles laid out in US President Joe Biden’s plan, said the Qatar-based group’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in a televised speech on the occasion of Eid al. Islamic Adha on Sunday.

“Hamas and the (Palestinian) groups are ready for a comprehensive agreement that involves a ceasefire, withdrawal from the strip, reconstruction of what was destroyed and a comprehensive exchange agreement,” Haniyeh said, referring to the exchange of Israeli hostages by Palestinian prisoners. .

On May 31, Biden presented what he called a “three-phase” Israeli proposal that would include negotiations for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as phased exchanges of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

Egypt and Qatar – which together with the United States have been mediating between Hamas and Israel – stated on June 11 that they had received a response from Palestinian groups to the US plan, without giving further details.

Although Israel said Hamas rejected key elements of the U.S. plan, a senior Hamas leader told Reuters that the changes requested by the group were “not significant.”

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