No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official

30/6/2024 6:18

        A senior official of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over
        the Gaza war.
        
        The Palestinian group is still ready to "deal positively" with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war, Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut.
        
        Arab mediators' efforts, backed by the United States, have so far failed to conclude a ceasefire, with both sides blaming each other for the impasse. Hamas says any deal must end the war and bring full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, while Israel says it will accept only temporary pauses in fighting until Hamas,
        which has ruled Gaza since 2007, is eradicated.
        
        Hamdan also blamed the United States for applying pressure on Hamas to accept Israel's conditions.