Hamas condemns Israel’s choice to postpone launch of Palestinian prisoners, saying its declare of ‘humiliating’ handover ceremonies was false.
Hamas has condemned Israel’s choice to postpone the discharge of greater than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying its declare that the captives’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations beneath the Gaza ceasefire settlement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s choice displays a deliberate try to disrupt the settlement, represents a transparent violation of its phrases, and reveals the occupation’s lack of reliability in implementing its obligations,” Ezzat El Rashq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, stated in a press release on Sunday.
Israel delayed the discharge of 620 Palestinian prisoners scheduled to be launched on Saturday after Hamas upheld its facet of the ceasefire deal by releasing six Israeli captives from Gaza, the final group of residing captives to be freed beneath the ceasefire’s first part.
Netanyahu earlier on Sunday stated releasing Palestinians could be delayed till Hamas ends its “humiliating ceremonies” whereas releasing Israeli captives, issuing a brand new demand not spelt out within the ceasefire settlement.
“In gentle of Hamas’ repeated violations – together with the disgraceful ceremonies that dishonour our hostages and the cynical use of hostages for propaganda – it has been determined to delay the discharge of terrorists that was deliberate for yesterday [Saturday] till the discharge of the subsequent hostages is ensured, with out the humiliating ceremonies,” Netanyahu’s workplace stated in a press release.
Hamas denounced the transfer as a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire settlement and accused Netanyahu of enjoying “soiled video games to sabotage and undermine” the deal.
“Over 100 Palestinians have been killed within the first part [of the ceasefire], a lot of the agreed humanitarian help was not allowed into Gaza, and the withdrawal from the Netzarim Hall was postponed,” Basem Naim, a senior member of the Hamas political bureau, advised Al Jazeera on Saturday, referring to the militarised zone that divides Gaza into north and south.
“We’re dedicated to the deal, and we now have abided by all our obligations,” he stated.
Because the ceasefire got here into impact on January 19, Hamas has launched 25 Israeli captives in high-profile handovers, with masked fighters parading the captives on stage. The ceasefire deal doesn’t categorically outline how Hamas and Israel ought to launch the Israeli captives and the Palestinian prisoners.
‘Netanyahu is at all times stalling’
Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Amman, Jordan, stated Israel’s choice to delay the discharge of the Palestinian prisoners was issued by Netanyahu towards the advice of Israel’s safety institution.
“There are numerous questions and numerous dashed hopes, in addition to numerous work for the mediators, who’ve been working for the discharge of the Palestinian prisoners and Israeli captives,” Odeh stated.
In Gaza and the occupied West Financial institution, Palestinian households waited for hours on Saturday for his or her family members to be launched from Israeli prisons. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society advocacy group stated Israel would free 620 inmates, most of them from Gaza who have been taken into custody through the struggle.
“We now have been sitting in our chairs ready for a lot of hours, however after many hours, nothing. However what else can we do?” Khaled Khalil al-Jabarin, uncle of a detainee, advised Al Jazeera.
Shireen al-Hamamreh, sister of one other Palestinian prisoner, advised Al Jazeera it was a “very troublesome” wait.
“We look ahead to them, to hug them, and see them, however Netanyahu is at all times stalling,” stated Fatiha Abu Abdullah, a mom within the southern Gaza metropolis of Khan Younis.
“God prepared, they are going to be launched quickly.”
