Hamas statement on developments in the Doha negotiations on Gaza

On Monday evening, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of misleading international public opinion by keeping his negotiating delegation in the Qatari capital, Doha, despite the delegation's lack of actual authority to reach an agreement.

The statement emphasized that the occupation delegation continues to extend its stay "day by day" without engaging in substantive negotiations, explaining that the last serious round of talks had been suspended since last Saturday, which was considered a blatant attempt to falsely pretend to participate in the negotiating process.

The statement rejected Netanyahu's recent statements about the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, describing them as "an attempt to throw dust in the eyes and deceive the international community." It emphasized that no aid truck has actually entered the Strip to date, including the few convoys that arrived at the Kerem Shalom crossing without being received by any international body.

The statement noted that the escalation of Israeli aggression, the targeting of civilian infrastructure, and the perpetration of massacres against women and children, coinciding with the release of prisoner Idan Alexander, reveals the occupation government's rejection of any genuine settlement and confirms its adherence to the option of war and destruction.

The movement held the occupation government fully responsible for the failure of efforts to reach an agreement, citing statements by Hebrew officials announcing their intention to continue military operations and displace residents, in blatant defiance of international efforts.

At the same time, the statement welcomed the expanding circle of international positions rejecting the aggression and blockade, particularly from a number of European countries, considering these positions to constitute a new condemnation of the occupation's policies and increasing support for just Palestinian demands.

The statement concluded by commending the mediators' efforts and affirming the readiness to continue engaging positively and responsibly with any initiative that halts the aggression, ensures the withdrawal of the occupation, lifts the siege, allows aid into the area, and begins the reconstruction of what was destroyed by the bombing.