Hamas withdraws from Gaza ceasefire talks: report
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that Palestinian militants had withdrawn from Gaza ceasefire talks, citing Israeli "massacres" and a withdrawal of its negotiating stance. Another Hamas official said the group's military leader, Mohammed Deif, was "fine" and available to work, despite a massive Israeli bombing of a camp in southern Gaza that reportedly targeted a wanted Hamas commander.
Gaza's health ministry said 92 people were killed in the attack.
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh had informed international mediators from Qatar and Egypt of the end of talks on a ceasefire plan first outlined by US President Joe Biden in May, the official said. The first phase of the agreement would have called for a six-week ceasefire in exchange for most of the hostages captured in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
Haniya said Hamas was suspending negotiations "due to the occupying power's (Israel) lack of seriousness, its continuing policy of delays and obstruction, and the ongoing massacre of unarmed civilians."
"Hamas has shown great flexibility to reach an agreement and end the aggression, and is ready to resume negotiations if the occupying government shows seriousness in achieving a ceasefire and prisoner exchange."
Haniya said in a statement late Saturday that he had called mediators and other countries to urge them to pressure Israel to stop its attacks.
Israel said Deif, whom it sees as one of the "masterminds" of the October 7 attack, was the target of an attack on the al-Mawasi camp in the southern Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands of Palestinians who fled from other areas are gathered.
Hamas, however, did not confirm that Deif was at the camp, but said he was alive and working.
"Commander Mohammed Deif has direct and comfortable oversight of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades and the resistance forces' operations," the official said, referring to Hamas' armed wing.
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