"Khaled Meshaal tells Al Jazeera surrendering weapons will remove the soul' from the Palestinian group as ceasefire momentum slips. Hamas's political leader outside Gaza, Khaled Meshaal, has offered assurances that the group would take measures to curb any future attacks on Israel from the besieged Palestinian enclave, but added that surrendering its weapons would be like removing the soul from the group."
"Hamas said on Tuesday that the ceasefire cannot move forward if Israel continues its violations of the agreement, with authorities saying the truce has been breached at least 738 times since taking effect on October 10. Meshaal also told Al Jazeera that Hamas would not accept a non-Palestinian governing authority for Gaza, amid speculation over the makeup of United States President Donald Trump's so-called board of peace, which has been floated as a possible alternative to Hamas's rule since 2006."
Surrendering weapons would be like removing the group's soul, and Hamas rejects disarmament as a basis for governance change. The movement affirms it will take measures to curb any future attacks on Israel originating from the besieged Gaza enclave while retaining armed capability. The ceasefire cannot move forward if Israel continues violations, with authorities reporting at least 738 alleged breaches since the truce began on October 10. Hamas refuses a non-Palestinian governing authority for Gaza amid speculation about an international 'board of peace.' Tony Blair's potential involvement faced opposition from several Arab and Muslim states.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]