Hamas rejects Israel: No ceasefire without the end of the war!

Hamas rejects Israel: No ceasefire without the end of the war!

Vienna, Österreich - Hamas has rejected Israel's latest proposal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire. According to vienna.at the proposal did not provide an end to the war, which the organization could not accept. Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking official of Hamas, emphasized that the group would not agree to a partial agreement and demand a complete end of the conflict and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers. This second phase of the ceasefire was originally supposed to begin in early March.

The last phase of the ceasefire ended about a month ago without Israel and Hamas being able to agree on the conditions for the next unification. The current plan stipulates that ten hostages are released for a 45-day fire break. However, according to Israeli information, 24 living hostages and 35 corpses of kidnapped in the Gaza Strip.

hostage as a leverage

The situation around the hostages is extremely tense because they represent an important means of pressure for Hamas. According to information from tagesschau.de , Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Hamas ultimately to leave the hostage. If this does not happen until Saturday afternoon, Israel may plan military measures. A majority of Israelis believe that Netanyahu has sacrificed the hostages, which puts him under pressure for domestic reasons. Regarding the current situation, Netanyahu said that Israel is following two main goals: the destruction of Hamas and the release of the hostages.

President Donald Trump also asserted his influence and called for a quick release of the hostages. He threatened Jordan and Egypt with financial losses if they are not ready to record Palestinians. However, Hamas rejected Trump's demands and emphasized that a ceasefire was the only way to release the hostages. Both Germany and the UN warning about the possible end of the ceasefire and demanded compliance with the agreement.

negotiations and upcoming agreements

It is important to mention that Israel and Hamas had already achieved a preliminary agreement on a break in the Gaza War, as Tagesschau.de In this agreement, 33 Hamas hostages should be released in exchange with Palestinian prisoners. Details of this agreement remain unclear, but the plan stipulated that the fire break on January 19, 2025 should come into force and last six weeks. This agreement was the first of this kind in more than a year and would have made Israel possible to gradually withdraw from the Gaza Strip.

The impending conflict and the tense negotiations on hostages and ceasefire show how complex and dangerous the situation in the Middle East is. The international community observes the developments carefully, while hopes for peace and stability continue to disappear.