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This time we will insist on guarantees regarding the end of the war,
said Mahmoud Mardawi, a senior Hamas official
There is no food in the free kitchen, there is no food in the markets ... There is no flour or bread."
Northern Gaza resident Wael Odeh saidThe idea of a truce or its duration is not rejected by us, and we are ready to discuss it within the framework of negotiations,
said Taher Al-Nono, media adviser to the Hamas leadership, in the first clear signal that the group was open to a longer-term truce
We have seen on Thursday a bit of progress compared to other meetings, yet we need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That’s the key point of the entire negotiations,
said Mohammed, who also serves as foreign minister
It seems that Israel and Hamas are still locked in a prolonged war of attrition, and the Israeli air strikes continue to overwhelm heavily built-up neighbourhoods,
he saidToday, people are not surviving in Gaza. Those that aren’t being killed with bombs and bullets are slowly dying,
he saidHumanitarian aid hasn’t reached Gaza in two months now. It is a humanitarian crisis that is being seen and watched by the entire world. We need to find a way to stop the aggression on Gaza and to make sure the aid will reach … those people in desperate need,
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When you don't have a common objective, a common goal between the parties, I believe the opportunities (to end the war) become very thin,
Sheikh Mohammed said at a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
This is not only about humanitarian needs but also about dignity,
Whittall, head of the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs in the Palestinian territories, told journalists
We will not abandon the resistance's weapons as long as the occupation persists
he said in a statementThe coming days are going to be critical,
said Jonathan Whitall on Saturday from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza
The delegation began meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss Hamas’s vision for a ceasefire and an end to the war and a prisoner exchange based on a comprehensive deal,
Hamas said in the written statement on SaturdayIsrael only reacts to offers passed on by the mediators,
the source said