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<h1 class="article-title">Abu Marzook: “Netanyahu is Obstructing
Ceasefire Talks”</h1>
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<span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
src="cid:part1.06080807.04030101@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Monday August 18, 2014 04:13</span><span
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src="cid:part2.07070906.05000903@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> by Saed Bannoura - <b><small><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/68871">http://www.imemc.org/article/68871</a></small></small></small></b></span></span></div>
<blockquote class="article-intro">Member of the Political Bureau of
the Hamas Movement, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzook, stated that Israeli
Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is obstructing indirect talks,
and has rejected the Egyptian ceasefire initiative.</blockquote>
<p class="article">Abu Marzook, who is also a member of the
Palestinian team for indirect Egyptian-mediated talks with Tel
Aviv, said Netanyahu’s actions and stances “pushed the talks back
to square one”.<br>
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“Netanyahu is hostage to internal contradictions within his
coalition government,” Abu Marzook added. “He lost the aerial and
ground aggression and offensive on Gaza, and could not achieve any
of his set goals.” <br>
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The Hamas official said the Palestinian team held consultation
sessions, carefully examined the Egyptian proposal and will be
holding a meeting with Egyptian officials, Monday.<br>
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“The current temporary ceasefire has less than 24 hours left, it
might not be renewed,” he said. “The Palestinian delegation in
Egypt will never surrender any of the legitimate rights of our
people.”<br>
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On Sunday, Hamas official Ezzat al-Resheq, said Hamas and the
Palestinian team in Egypt “will never abandon the legitimate
Palestinian rights,” adding that “the military victory the
resistance achieved in Gaza will be concluded in a political
victory.” <br>
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He added that the indirect talks held in Egypt represent Hamas,
the Islamic Jihad and all factions of the Palestinian Liberation
Organization (PLO). <br>
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On his part, head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement
Khaled Mashal stated that the Palestinians are determined to end
the illegitimate Israeli blockade on Gaza, and to achieve the
legitimate demands of reconstructing the Gaza International
Airport that was repeatedly bombarded and bulldozed by Israel, in
addition to establishing an international seaport. <br>
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The five-day ceasefire ends at midnight, Monday, and. should
indirect talks fail to achieve an agreement, the situation could
head back to an even deadlier conflict.<br>
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Israeli forces killed nearly 2,000 Palestinians in the month-long
assault on the Gaza Strip, an estimated 80% of whom were
civilians, according to the United Nations. <br>
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Among the killed are 541 infants and children, 250 women, and 95
elderly. 10,193 Palestinians, including 3,084 children and
infants, 1,970 woman and 358 elderly have been injured.<br>
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Three Israeli civilians and 64 Israeli soldiers were killed in the
month-long assault – most of whom were killed while actively
engaged in a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. </p>
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