A senior Hamas official has said the terrorist group accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution adopted on Monday that would bring a truce to fighting in Gaza.
A senior Hamas official has said the terrorist group accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution adopted on Monday that would bring a truce to fighting in Gaza.
Sami Abu Zuhri confirmed the militant group’s decision to Reuters on Tuesday, saying Hamas is ready to negotiate over the details, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel abides by it.
„The U.S. administration is facing a real test to carry out its commitments in compelling the occupation to immediately end the war in an implementation of the UN Security Council resolution,“ Abu Zuhri told the publication.
Osama Hamdan, another senior Hamas leader, echoed calls for a permanent ceasefire and said the group is ready for a fair prisoner exchange deal, but he said the UN resolution has flaws and that Secretary of State Antony Blinken „is one of the obstacles to reaching an agreement because he acts solely according to ‚Israel’s‘ wishes.“
„The resolution contains points we do not accept, but its main aspects are positive,“ Hamdan said. „The Security Council resolution will not take effect on the ground unless the occupation agrees to it.“
„The problem in the entire situation is the American stance and Blinken needs to be more precise. All disruptions were carried out by ‘Israel’ with American approval. Attempts to pressure mediators will not succeed in changing Hamas’s stance.“
The U.S.-sponsored resolution calls on Hamas to accept the three-phase plan to end the eight-month-old Israeli air and ground war against Hamas that has devastated Gaza,
The resolution was approved with 14 of the 15 Security Council members voting in favor and Russia abstaining, although details about the exact nature of the plan are not clear.
