Tony Blair ‘dropped’ from Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ shortlist; Hamas welcomes move as ‘step in right direction’
Al-Nunu reiterated that the movement remained “ready for a long-term truce” provided the Zionist regime upheld all terms of a full ceasefire, something that Tel Aviv has so far clearly avoided by repeatedly violating a ceasefire deal that was reached in early October.
The Hamas official also stressed that any plan involving an international force tasked with forcibly disarming Palestinian resistance groups was “rejected and has never been discussed.”
He noted that Hamas had not received clarity on the mandate of any potential international presence in Gaza, and noted that the movement did not believe countries would agree to such a mission.
On the political front, al-Nunu said Hamas was prepared to “immediately” transfer governance of Gaza to an independent national technocratic committee, something that the group agreed to help realize when signing the ceasefire deal.
He reiterated Hamas’s position that the resistance’s weapons remained part of the Palestinians’ national arsenal.
Al-Nunu, meanwhile, warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambitions “extend beyond the borders of Palestine and threaten the countries of the region.”
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