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Oh Lord, we hope they reach an agreement and the war ends, because the population has been annihilated completely,
Abu Nidal Eweini told The Associated Press in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah The obstacle to reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza is the continuation of Israeli evasion,
In the past, it has worked very similar to how it’s working in Doha today, where mediators will sit and discuss, work things out, and then those mediators will be in touch with Hamas, and then the Hamas leaders in Doha then communicate directly with Mr Sinwar for final answers,
We do not anticipate coming out of these talks today with the deal,
We know that Iran has made some preparations. We believe that, should they choose to attack, that they could do it with little or no notice and that it could come soon,
There’s just very few concrete details emerging from the talks that are taking place behind closed doors here in Doha,
The way negotiations work is that you start with some text on a piece of paper, and both sides work on that text. Usually, both sides make amendments to that text,
Forty thousand lives lost in Gaza – a devastating reminder that behind each number is a story, a family, a future stolen. Let the magnitude not numb us, but rather ignite our resolve to seek justice and peace, and to demand a ceasefire. No more lives should be lost.”
Tarneem Hammad, the central Gaza-based advocacy officer for the UK charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, said As the UK made clear at the UN security council this week, the situation in Gaza is devastating,
We have informed the mediators that … any meeting should be based on talking about implementation mechanisms and setting deadlines rather than negotiating something new."
During an interview with The Associated Press (AP) this week, Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan said The response to an assassination will indeed be special operations—harder and intended to instill deep regret in the perpetrator."
In response to Haniyeh's killing, Iran vowed revenge with the Iranian Mission to the United Nations saying Otherwise, Hamas finds no reason to participate,
Eventually, just as the world had to deal with Hitler, the world will have to deal with Khamenei and the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Russia is not in the position to help Iran right now. So, this would be the critical moment,
I don't think America has understood that the ultimate goal here has to be regime change in Iran,
If Biden wanted to be Churchill and leave with a legacy, I know it's crazy, but that's what he would do,
We have the communications warfare that every day gets harder,
Our priority is to establish a lasting ceasefire in Gaza; any agreement accepted by Hamas will also be recognized by us,
the Iranian Mission said at the time We have the legitimate right to self-defense—a matter totally unrelated to the Gaza ceasefire,
the Iranian Mission added We're still working very hard, diplomatically, to prevent that outcome, to prevent there being an attack, we also have to be ready for one,