Senior Hamas Official Osama Hamdan has made statements to various media outlets indicating that while negotiations are ongoing, no truce has been declared for Saturday. Hamdan clarified that Hamas is still reviewing the proposal, has significant remarks on it, and it is premature to talk about reaching an agreement. He emphasized that they are still at the beginning of the negotiation process. These comments were made to Al-Manar, Al-Arabi, Reuters, and were echoed in a statement to LiveSquawk.
A Hamas official told Reuters: We cannot say that the current stage of negotiations has not achieved anything. https://t.co/Jg4mQRLIC9
Hamas leader Osama Hamdan: We are just at the beginning and we cannot talk about reaching an agreement. https://t.co/bKkm1DyVmV
Hamas Official: We Cannot Say Current Stage Of Negotiation Is Zero And At Same Time We Cannot Say That We Have Reached An Agreement
HAMAS OFFICIAL TO REUTERS: WE CANNOT SAY CURRENT STAGE OF NEGOTIATION IS ZERO AND AT SAME TIME WE CANNOT SAY THAT WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT https://t.co/L8DwtIogJe
⚡ Senior Hamas Official, Osama Hamdan told Al-Arabi: “Until now, there is no talk of reaching an agreement, and we are still in the beginning.” https://t.co/4nw5nlLprs
⚡ Senior Hamas Official, Osama Hamdan to Al-Manar: “There is no truth to the talks about declaring a truce on Saturday, especially since we are still studying the proposal presented to us, and we have significant remarks on it. In managing the negotiations, we will seek…