Monday, August 12, 2024

Hamas doubles down on Biden's truce plan as more Gazans flee

from Daily Sabah

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has urged Gaza mediators to implement U.S. President Joe Biden's truce plan without further negotiations.

The call on Sunday came after one of the deadliest Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip in more than 10 months of its genocidal war killed nearly 100 people and more Palestinians fled southern Gaza's Khan Younis after a new Israeli military operation.

International mediators had invited Israel and Hamas to resume talks toward a long-sought truce and hostage-release deal after the fighting in Gaza and the killings of Iran-aligned Hamas and Hezbollah leaders sparked fears of a wider conflict.

Israel, whose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of prolonging the war for political gain, has accepted the invitation from the United States, Qatar and Egypt for a round of talks planned for Thursday.

Hamas said Sunday it wanted the implementation of a truce plan laid out by Biden on May 31 and later endorsed by the U.N. Security Council, "rather than going through more negotiation rounds or new proposals."...

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