The news comes after Israeli authorities today accused the Islamist group of adding last-minute conditions to the pact, which was announced by Qatar last night. For its part, Hamas denied the accusations, saying Israel was “trying to create tension at a critical moment.”
Hamas and Israel resolved discrepancies over the ceasefire in Gaza at the last minute, as confirmed by a member of Hamas’s political bureau to EFE: “All issues have been resolved.” Therefore, everything is ready for the Israeli government to vote on the agreement at a meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
The announcement came after a day when Israel postponed a vote on the deal, which was due to take place this morning, with Islamists accused of making last-minute demands. Hamas, for its part, denied these claims.
Meanwhile, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed belief on Thursday that the deal will enter into force on Sunday as planned, despite Israel and Hamas accusing each other of delaying it.
“I am confident and fully expect that implementation will begin as we said on Sunday,” the head of US diplomacy said at his final news conference before leaving office.
Likewise, the relatives of the hostages still in Gaza attend the scuffle with fear, less than three days before the date agreed for the departure of the first hostages. Denouncing an Israeli attack in Gaza at a site where a hostage was to be released, Hamas warns that any bombing could “turn a prisoner’s freedom into a tragedy.”
The announced ceasefire should come into effect this Sunday and would allow the release of Israeli hostages – dead and alive – and humanitarian access to the Palestinian enclave, where Israel has held more than 46,700 people since October 7, 2023 has killed, and 83 in total. the last hours.
Source: EITB
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