Hamas rejects the Israeli ‘formulation’ to expand the first phase of Gaza Comesefire | Israel-Palestine News of Conflict

The uncertainty in Gaza as a Palestinian group says that there are no current conversations for the second phase of the tribute on Saturday, even while the first phase expires on Saturday.

As the first phase of the Israeli hamy in Gaza approaches, negotiations in the next phase, aimed at providing a constant truce, have been unconvincing so far.

On Saturday, Hamas rejected the Israeli “formulation” of the first phase extension, instead of moving to the second phase as originally planned, calling it unacceptable.

Hamasa spokesman Hamas Hazzem Qassem said Al Araby TV that no interviews for the second phase of a tribute were held, even when the first phase should expire on Saturday.

Qassem said that Israel carries responsibility for the start of the negotiations in the second phase, accusing him of wanting to regain his remaining prisoners from Gaza, retaining the possibility of continuing the war.

His comments come the day after Hamas invited Israel to move to the second phase and confirmed his “complete commitment to the implementation of all the terms of the agreement in all his stages and details.”

Officers from Israel Joined the catarrh mediators and the United States in Cairo on Thursday for “Intensive Discussions,” Egyptian State Information Service said on Friday. However, these negotiations obviously did not bear fruit.

The interviews on the second phase of the tribute are intended for the agreement of the comprehensive end of the fighting in Gaza, including the return of all the remaining prisoners and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory.

According to Israel, there are 59 prisoners left in Gaza, 24 of whom still believe they are alive.

On Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told reporters: “We said we were ready to expand the box [of phase one] In return to publish more hostages. If possible, we will do it. “

‘No Return’

Alone Al-Arian, a professor at Istanbul Zaim University, said it was not clear what would happen next.

“ American Envoy Steve Witkoff He indicated that he wanted to explore the idea of ​​extending the first phase, which is an Israeli position, “he told Al Jazeera.” So, it is bad news for any negotiations because Hamas will not agree to it. “

Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations have repeatedly said that the truce must continue if they want to provide the much needed help of the Palestinians in the Coast endlamp, which was devastated during the 15 months of the war.

“The influence of a safe and sustainable humanitarian approach is obvious,” said the world food program in the post on X. “Help must be kept. It cannot be returned back.”

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said on Friday that the following days were “critical” for talking about the second phase of a tribute.

“The contract on the statement and the layout of the hostages must be retained. The following days are critical. Parties should not spare the effort to avoid interrupting this agreement, “Guterres told reporters at the UN headquarters New York.

Fear of fighting continuing

Al Jazeera Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Gaza, said that there could be a “rush” in military activity “because there is no longer any obligation to maintain a tribute.”

“This is left in the air while the mediators try to restrain this crisis and prevent a return to a fight that will bring nothing but further devastation to people of gauze,” he added.

Although the truce since then began on January 19, the Government’s Gazette (GMO) Government reported more than 350 violations of Israel, including military invasions, shooting, air attacks, enhanced supervision and obstruction of assistance Ever since the end of the fire began.

According to the GMO, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians by air attacks, as well as shooting since the truce came into force.

GMO has previously reported a delay in allowing displaced families to return to areas in the northern Gaza, as well as the disadvantages at an agreed level of assistance in the enclave.