13 minutes agoIsrael and Hamas exchange charges of ceasefire violations
Periskopi(8 months ago)
(8 months ago)Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah border point with Egypt to allow Palestinians' entry and exit, but did not set a date while exchanging guilt with Hamas for violating a US-brokered ceasefire. A dispute over the return of hostage troops held by [...]
A dispute over the return of hostage troops held by Hamas to Gaza preserves the potential to overturn the ceasefire along with other important provisions of the plan that have not yet been resolved, including disarming militants and future Gaza governance, writes BBC, broadcasts Periscope.
Government spokesman Shosh Bedrosian told reporters Thursday that Israel remained committed to the agreement and continued to adhere to its obligations, demanding that Hamas return the bodies of 19 late hostages who had not delivered it.
The Islamist faction has delivered 10 troops, but Israel said one of them was not a hostage. The militant group said they delivered all the troops they could find.
Hamas' armed arm said that the handover of more troops to Gaza, which was turned into major war ruins, would require the entry of heavy machinery and digging equipment into the Palestinian enclave blocked by Israel. /Periscope/
