BEIRUT(Palestine Foundation Information Center) Leader in the Hamas Movement Osama Hamdan criticized on Tuesday the US administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing that the US president’s statements about presenting new proposals do not contain anything new except what is being circulated in the media.
Speaking to Al Jazeera TV channel, Hamdan said the US administration was a partner in the Israeli crimes in Gaza, by providing political, military and security support, without effectively applying enough pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister to accept a deal.
“This support helped in the continuation of the crimes committed against the Palestinian people.”
Hamdan reiterated the Movement’s stance that there is no need for a new proposal but rather more effort is needed to pressure Netanyahu to accept the agreement that Hamas had previously agreed upon last July.
He also said: “Our position on the Philadelphi Corridor is clear. We reject any status quo that allows for Israel’s presence there. The corridor is part of the withdrawal process from the Gaza Strip that was previously agreed upon.”
He explained that the Egyptian position was important in confirming Egypt’s refusal to use its name in Netanyahu’s manipulations that aim to keep the crisis going.
“If Washington does not pressure Netanyahu to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor, then we consider this to be an attempt to save him and his political career from the repercussions of the captives’ killing.”
Hamdan also said the six captives whose bodies were retrieved at the weekend by Israeli forces were killed either “by Israeli shelling, Israeli shootings, or during clashes”.
