NEWS BREAKING NEWS HAMAS READY TO END ARMED RESISTANCE IN EXCHANGE FOR PALESTINIAN STATE
25/04/2024
**BREAKING**
Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya today announced that the militant group would END ARMED RESISTANCE, in excahnge for “a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the return of Palestinian refugees in accordance with international resolutions”along Israel’s pre-1967 borders.
Al-Hayya, who has been involved in the ceasefire negotiations with Israel, made the declaration in an interview with the Associated Press in Istanbul where he gave the headline that Hamas could be ready to end its armed resistance.
In the negotiations, Hamas has been pushing for a deal that would lead to a permanent ceasefire in order to prevent Israel from resuming its operations after hostages would be released.
“If we are not assured the war will end, why would I hand over the prisoners?” Al-Hayya told AP.
The Hamas official said the group could agree to a truce of five years or more and fold its military wing into a political party if an independent Palestinian state were to be established.
Such a change in position toward embracing a two-state solution marks a stark departure from the terror group’s establishing principle to eradicate Israel.
“All the experiences of people who fought against occupiers, when they became independent and obtained their rights and their state, what have these forces done? They have turned into political parties and their defending fighting forces have turned into the national army,” he said.
Al-Hayya struck a further conciliatory note, stating that he would want to see Hamas join the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) which is headed by rival faction Fatah. The unified government would rule over the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He added that they are opposed to the presence of any foreign forces, as talks about “day-after”plans have repeatedly proposed a coalition of regional forces to be deployed to ensure the peace in Gaza. He also implicitly threatened the humanitarian pier off Gaza’s coast, which is being built by the United States and guarded by Israel.
It’s unlikely Israel would consider such a scenario.
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