[News] Hamas responds to mediators proposal, insists on full ceasefire

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Hamas responds to mediators proposal, insists on full ceasefire
Al Mayadeen English
February 7, 2024
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Hamas delivers its response to the Paris Document, which includes clauses
that ensure a ceasefire among other demands.
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   - Al-Qassam Brigades fighters hand over two Israeli settlers held
   captive in the Gaza Strip to workers of the International Committee of the
   Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a mediated prisoner exchange deal between the
   Palestinian Resistance and "Israel", in Gaza, Palestine, on November 27,
   2023. *(Al-Qassam Brigades/Military media)*

The Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas announced that it handed its
response to the Paris Document to mediators on Tuesday evening.

"A short while ago, the Hamas movement delivered its response to the
framework agreement to the brothers in Qatar and Egypt," a statement said.

In further detail, the statement explained that the response aims to
achieve "a comprehensive and full ceasefire
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ceasefire-in-gaza-prerequisite-for-any-subsequent-step--hama>,"
a clause that was not included in the original proposal.

The submitted response maintained the necessity of "a comprehensive and
complete ceasefire, ending the aggression against [the Palestinian people],
securing relief, shelter, reconstruction (projects), lifting the siege on
the Gaza Strip, and completing the process of a prisoner exchange [deal]."

Moreover, the movement said it handed its response to both Qatari and
Egyptian officials who are mediating indirect negotiations between the
Palestinian Resistance and "Israel".

*Read more: Exclusive-Hamas, PIJ: No one can force terms on Palestinian
Resistance
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/exclusive---hamas--pij--no-can-force-terms-on-palestinian-re>*
Response positive, yet stern

Hamas said that it did so following discussions on leadership levels
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-politburo-chief--ceasefire-proposal-received--to-be-lo>
within the movement and with other Palestinian Resistance factions. The
statement added that the movement dealt "positively" with the initial
proposal made in the Paris Document
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-official-says-mulling-3-stage-ceasefire-deal--reuters>,
which came as a result of a meeting of top intelligence officials from
Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and France in Paris earlier in late
January.

Just prior to the announcement, sources from the Palestinian Resistance
told *Al Mayadeen *that the Resistance had accepted the framework of the
Paris Document, yet coupled with fundamental conditions.
Mossad studying Hamas response

The Israeli Prime Minister's office said Tuesday that the country's Mossad
spy agency is examining the response of the Palestinian Resistance to a
proposed deal to halt fighting in Gaza.

"Hamas's reply has been conveyed by the Qatari mediator to the Mossad. Its
details are being thoroughly evaluated by the officials involved in the
negotiations," said a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
office.

*Read more: Sisi, Blinken discuss Gaza amid reports of Israeli invasion of
Rafah
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sisi--blinken-discuss-gaza-amid-reports-of-israeli-invasion>*
Qatar PM delivers response to Blinken

In parallel, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammad bin Abdul-Rahman Al Thani
confirmed that Hamas' response to the framework agreement "makes Qatar
optimistic," adding that the response was "positive", indicating that the
details of the framework agreement cannot be revealed at this sensitive
time.

Al Thani spoke to members of the media alongside US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken, who is currently touring the Middle East.

On his part, Blinken said he would bring the response to Israeli officials
on Wednesday, saying that it is "essential" to move ahead.

"There's still a lot of work to be done. But we continue to believe that an
agreement is possible and indeed essential, and we will continue to work
relentlessly to achieve it," Blinken told reporters in Doha on Tuesday
after being informed of the reply by Qatar.
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