End of Gaza siege, core demand

Deputy Hamas political Bureau Chief, Ismail Haniya has reaffirmed that the Palestinian resistance groups will only accept a permanent truce with Israel that follows a complete removal of the 8-year siege on Gaza.

 The senior Hamas authority also expressed his firm support for the Palestinian negotiators in Cairo talks and said he was confident the Palestinian delegation would not budge under the Israeli pressures, according to al-Aqsa TV.

Earlier, Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Mashaal has declared the end o siege as the core demand of the Palestinian resistance groups for keeping a permanent truce with the Zionist regime.

The two sides agreed a new five-day ceasefire last night.