Hamas welcomes UN resolution on permanent Gaza ceasefire

Doha, Qatar: In a statement, Hamas announcedon Monday that it welcomes a permanent ceasefire, Israel s compete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a capti...

Doha, Qatar: In a statement, Hamas announced on Monday that it welcomes a permanent ceasefire, Israel’s compete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a captive-prisoner exchange, a plan to rebuild, the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes, and the rejection of any demographic changes or shrinkage of the enclave’s area as well as the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, said a report by Al Jazeera.

According to the report, Hamas stated: “We confirm our willingness to work with our brothers the interlocutors to negotiate indirectly on how to implement these principles that coincide with our people and the resistance’s demands.”

The resolution that passed at the United Nations Security Council welcomes a ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden – the first time in eight months of deadly conflict – that the United States says Israel has accepted.

It calls on Hamas, which initially said it viewed the proposal “positively”, to accept the three-phase plan. The binding resolution urges Israel and Hamas “to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition”.

Al Jazeera also reported that the European Union welcomed the ceasefire resolution, calling for its immediate implementation.