The Hamas movement and “Israel” are nearing an agreement after overcoming most of the obstacles that had previously hindered negotiations, a senior Palestinian official told Al Mayadeen.
The official stated that, following high-level interventions from Egypt, Qatar, and the Trump administration, the issues that had obstructed an agreement were effectively addressed.
The senior Palestinian figure explained to Al Mayadeen that “Israel” was insisting on several impossible conditions, including the presence of its forces inside the Gaza Strip and along the Philadelphia and Netzarim axes; however, he asserted that Hamas maintained its firm stance throughout the negotiations and insisted on the accurate implementation of the May 27 agreement under the supervision of mediators.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Gaza reported that a state of anticipation is prevalent amid information about the imminent end of the suffering after 15 months of systematic destruction of the Strip.
In this context, National Unity leader Benny Gantz said his party gives full backing to the emerging ceasefire deal, taking a swing at Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who said it would be a “catastrophe.”
“Reaching a plan to return our hostages is a supreme value and a strategic necessity — failing to return them and abandoning them is a national catastrophe,” Gantz said in a statement.
“National Unity will give full political backing to the plan for their return,” he added.
Source: Al Mayadeen English Website