GAZA, March 11 — Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday the group was still open to talks with Israel, after mediators so far failed to secure a Ramadan truce in the Gaza...
Children look on as a Palestinian woman mourns in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza. — AFP picGAZA, March 11 — Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday the group was still open to talks with Israel, after mediators so far failed to secure a Ramadan truce in the Gaza war.
Israel has rejected a complete withdrawal of its troops, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue his campaign to destroy Hamas, even after any truce deal. “If we receive from the mediator brothers a clear position on the occupation with its commitment to withdrawal, stopping the aggression, and the return of the displaced, then we are ready” to complete a deal, he said.