US EditionHamas Says Path for Gaza Must Begin with End to ‘Aggression’
Hamas demands lifting of Gaza blockade and rights guarantees before talks; $7 billion pledged for reconstruction amid ongoing ceasefire, officials said.
- Hamas issued a statement Thursday demanding a total halt to Israeli 'aggression' and the lifting of the blockade before Gaza talks, according to Hamas said.
- The US-led Board convened donors in Washington, where the board said countries pledged more than seven billion dollars to rebuild Gaza.
- Netanyahu said, `Hamas must disarm before reconstruction`, and was represented at the Washington meeting by Gideon Saar.
- Five countries committed troops for stabilization, including Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania, while Indonesia will take a deputy commander role in the International Stabilization Force, Major General Jasper Jeffers said.
- Displaced Palestinians are sheltering at Salah al-Din School in Gaza City during Ramadan, more than four months into a fragile ceasefire, highlighting ongoing humanitarian needs.
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AlKhaleej TodayHamas demands halt to Israeli ‘aggression’ as Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace pushes disarmament, reconstruction plan
GAZA CITY, Feb 21 — Hamas said any discussions on Gaza must begin with a total halt to Israeli “aggression” as Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” maps out the territory’s future, with Israel insisting on the militants’ disarmament before reconstruction starts.Trump’s board met for its inaugural session in Washington on Thursday, with a number of countries pledging money and personnel for rebuilding, more than four months into a fragile ceasefire be…
Hamas calls on world to stop Israel and guarantee citizens' rights
Hamas cited among those rights that of freedom and self-determination. In response to the first meeting held in Washington of the so-called Peace Council, founded by the United States, the Islamist group warned that any political process or agreement discussed regarding Gaza and the future of the Palestinian people must begin with a complete cessation of aggression and the lifting of the siege. In light of the situation, it urged the internation…
Hamas has stated that any discussion on the future of Gaza should begin with the Israeli "aggression" halt, after the inaugural meeting of the "Peace Council" chaired by Donald Trump, while Israel sets as a condition the disarmament of the Palestinian Islamist movement.
Talks on the future of Gaza must begin with an end to Israeli aggression against the Palestinians, the Palestinian Hamas movement said on Thursday, after the first meeting of US President Donald Trump's peace committee, which is supposed to oversee post-war governance of Gaza, among other things. Hamas will have no role in it under Trump's Gaza plan.
Hamas criticized a meeting of the Peace Council in Washington, "while the crimes of occupation [of Israel] and repeated violations of the cease-fire agreement continue".
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