from Daily Sabah
Hamas on Tuesday welcomed the outcome of an international two-state solution conference in New York as a step toward advancing Palestinian rights, while strongly dismissing U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that it was obstructing a Gaza cease-fire.
"Hamas has never been an obstacle to reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip... The U.S. administration, the mediators and the entire world know that the war criminal (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu is the sole party obstructing all attempts to reach an agreement," Hamas said in a statement.
Trump, in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly earlier on Tuesday, said that Hamas was refusing to release the hostages held in Gaza or accept a cease-fire.
The Palestinian resistance group said the conference statement’s calls for a permanent cease-fire, prisoner exchanges, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, and a halt to settlement building and land confiscation must be translated into concrete action.
Hamas also expressed appreciation for all international positions that support justice for the Palestinian people, including ending the Israeli occupation, establishing a fully sovereign Palestinian state, and ensuring the right of return for refugees...
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