A senior Hamas official says that Israel has dropped its demand for releasing soldier Gilad Shalit before it ends its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
"Let me say what was proposed in the past and what is proposed now, It proposed the tying of Shalit with the issue of the passages, now it no longer proposes that.," said the Hamas official, Ayman Taha who was in Cairo for truce talks with Egyptian mediators on Thursday.
Taha also said Israel was no longer demanding that Hamas sign a written agreement to end smuggling into Gaza.
Taha, who returned to Gaza on Thursday to consult with Hamas's leadership said that Hamas "had no problem" with the idea of an 18-month truce proposed by Egypt."
However, another delegation member, Salah al-Bardawil, said Hamas had reservations about Israeli restrictions on goods it would allow through its crossings with the impoverished Palestinian enclave.
Hamas has said its delegation will return to Cairo on Sunday to present its final position.
Israel staged a massive air and ground offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip for 23 consecutive days, killing 1, 330 people, including women and children and injuring 5, 450 more.
Long live Palestine.
nights1900 5 months ago
@inlovequestionmark ? Look at the comment I respond to.....
MrSparkz1994 6 months ago
@MrSparkz1994 to be completely honest, this guy is right. even though i am in total support of israel, i give it up to you. before ANYONE was here this land belonged to the jebezite and the hittites... DUDE WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR POINT?!?! GET OVER URSELF!
inlovequestionmark 6 months ago
@raffi7900 hahaha- you sir are a racist
inlovequestionmark 6 months ago
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. You guys lost, get over it. Haha....
fpinon5150 10 months ago
@kleymannie Well if you want to talk about history then it also wasn't the Jewish's land to begin with as well......
MrSparkz1994 11 months ago
@FTWPalestine Its wasnt yours to begin with
kleymannie 1 year ago
maybe if the fucking jews would give back the fucking land they stole, we wouldnt launch the fucking rockets or blow ppl up. wen the israelis steal land and kill muslims, america says its ok, but wen we try to fight back, they call us fucking terrorists. fuck israel. fuck america.
FTWPalestine 1 year ago
Too bad you lost all those wars... sucks to lose! Wage a few more and you'll see some other arab countries shrink... MONKEYS!!!
ChikkyMonkey 1 year ago
Israel is going down in our lifetime. Bank on it. We cant bring back the dead, but we can honor them.
Tote21 1 year ago 2