Senior leader says Hamas wants release of all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails
ISTANBUL (AA) – A top representative of Hamas in Lebanon said on Monday mediator countries are working on a deal to achieve cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
The mediators are working to achieve the agreement, which “must guarantee all what we are asking for,” Osama Hamdan, a member of the Palestinian group’s politburo, told Anadolu. “We insist reaching a complete cease-fire, call for a complete withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, and the lifting the siege on Gaza.
“However, the Israeli army wants to continue its military attacks in Gaza, and continue its siege,” he added.
Regarding claims that Hamas asked for the release of major commanders of the group, Hamdan said, “We have declared from day number one that we want the release of all the Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.”
Asked whether the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah would stop if a deal was reached in Gaza, Hamdan said, “Israel is worried more than anyone else about the continuity of the fight in the northern part of Palestine and the southern part of Lebanon.
“The Israelis understand that they did not succeed in Gaza, and failed to face the resistance, which will continue until the end of occupation,” he added.
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