Haniyeh: we would not accept anything less than a complete cessation of aggression, withdrawal of occupation army and lifting of unjust siege

GAZA, Feb. 17 (YPA) – The head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has affirmed that his Movement had responded positively and responsibly to the mediators in order to stop the Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza, but it would never give up its people’s great sacrifices and the resistance’s achievements.

In a statement on Saturday, Haniyeh said that the movement showed flexibility in the ceasefire talks, but the Israeli occupation regime continues to manipulate and stall on issues that concern the Palestinian people in Gaza, while its position is focused on the release of its captives.

The Hamas leader stressed that the resistance would not accept anything less than a complete cessation of the aggression, the withdrawal of the occupation army from Gaza and the lifting of the unjust siege.

He also said that the resistance also calls for providing safe and appropriate shelters for the displaced people, allowing the families to return to northern Gaza, ending the starvation policy and making a commitment to reconstruct Gaza.

Haniyeh highlighted that the movement aims to achieve a prisoner exchange deal that leads to the release of the Palestinian prisoners, especially those who are serving long terms or have spent long years in Israeli jails.

He affirmed that the ovement is doing everything it can to stop the bloodbath that is taking place in the Gaza Strip at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.

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