Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous truce talk instead of attempting to find a new Gaza ceasefire deal, days ahead of talks proposed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
In a statement on its official Telegram channel, the group said that it wants a plan “based on US President Joe Biden’s May 31 ceasefire proposal, the framework laid out by mediators Qatar and Egypt on May 6, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2735“.
The May 6 proposal, which Hamas previously agreed to and Israel rejected, also ensures the release of Israeli captives in Gaza as well as an unspecified number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Sunday’s Hamas statement added that “the mediators should enforce the May 6 proposal on the occupation instead of pursuing further rounds of negotiations or new proposals that would provide cover for the occupation’s aggression and grant it more time to continue its genocide against our people”.
