Hamas accepted the ceasefire proposal of Qatar and Egypt

Jerusalem: Hamas, the Palestinian resistance group, accepted the proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, but Israel is furious over the decision to launch an operation in Rafah.

According to Al Jazeera’s report, Hamas has indicated that it will withdraw from the fighting by accepting a ceasefire agreement proposed by Qatar and Egypt in Gaza.

The head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has informed Qatar and Egypt to accept the ceasefire proposal after 7 months of fighting. In the statement issued by Hamas, it is stated that Ismail Haniyeh informed the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani and the Minister of Intelligence of Egypt, Abbas Kamil, in this regard, and said that we would have accepted the ceasefire proposal of the two countries. are

However, the terms of the ceasefire have not yet been revealed and speaking to AFP, the Israeli Defense Minister said that they are not considering any kind of ceasefire until the recovery of their last hostage and they will do what they can for their citizens. will

He said that Rafah is a safe and strong bastion of Hamas which must be eliminated. It should be remembered that the Israeli forces gave a warning to the citizens of Rafah to leave the area and launch a large-scale operation a day ago.

The ceasefire agreement has three phases, Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya said

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hiya confirmed to Al Jazeera that the ceasefire agreement has three phases, but added that mediators have told Hamas that the US president is committed to ensuring the agreement is implemented, but that the US has rejected the agreement. I have not confirmed or denied any role.

Al Haya added that in the first phase, the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in Gaza, the delivery of aid, fuel and aid to Gaza will be restored. In addition, 50 Palestinian prisoners will be released for each woman held hostage by Israel.

He said that in the second phase, Israel will release Palestinian prisoners and captive men. The third phase will include the start of the implementation of the reconstruction plan for a period of three to five years.

Welcome to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

According to the Palestinian official agency Wafad, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he hopes that the Israeli government will stop the war in Gaza and withdraw.

Mahmoud Abbas also reiterated the demand from the international community to put pressure on Israel and end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian land and said that its implementation is now inevitable.

Israel refrained from attacking Rafah, America

Matthew Miller of the US State Department once again opposed Israel’s attack on Rafah, urging Netanyahu to refrain from it because the war could escalate.

Matthew Miller said that ‘the US will not support the operation in Rafah under any circumstances, there is no credible plan to protect the 1.5 million civilians trapped in the city’.

The spokesperson of the US State Department also expressed concern over the Israeli forces’ ultimatum to evict civilians from Rafah, while he said that any action by Israel on Rafah after agreeing to a ceasefire by Hamas. It would be unnecessary and we do not support it in the first place.

Now the ball is in Israel’s court, the Iranian foreign minister said

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian contacted Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and agreed to the ceasefire proposal, saying the ball was now in Israel’s court.

Referring to the conversation with Ismail Haniyeh, he said that Hamas accepted the proposal presented by Egypt and Qatar, under which the Israeli forces would stop the attacks, exchange prisoners, end the blockade.

The Iranian Foreign Minister said that Hamas has announced to accept the ceasefire proposal, after which the ball is now in Israel’s court, our full sympathies and support are with the people of Palestine.

It should be noted that as a result of the ongoing brutality in Gaza and other areas of Palestine for the past seven months, about 35 thousand people have been martyred, including more than 15 thousand children and more than 10 thousand women.