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Palestinian group Hamas has said that it is ready to start talks “immediately” on a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire, which will allow the desperately needed aid for Gaza.
Hamas released a new statement about the proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, saying that it has unanimous support from different Palestinian factions for its position, which had been submitted to mediators “in a positive spirit”.
The statement from Husam Badran, head of Hamas’ office of national relations, said that the group had “conducted a series of extensive contacts with the leaders of the Palestinian factions and forces to coordinate and consult on the Hamas response to the framework paper … and the mechanisms for its implementation”.
He said the consultation resulted in a “unified national consensus”.
“The movement’s response was submitted to the mediators, formulated unanimously and in a positive spirit,” said Badran.
He said the consultations were held “within the framework of a responsible Palestinian leadership that seeks to preserve the gains of our people and to ensure a unified Palestinian position to stop the war of genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip”.
In a separate statement, Hamas said it called on Arab and Islamic countries, along with the United Nations and its institutions, to move beyond condemnation and “take effective action to stop the systematic war crimes committed by the terrorist occupation against innocent civilians”.
