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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
GAZA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Palestinian Hamas movement on Sunday said it had agreed to a partial prisoner swap with Israel and was ready to reach a comprehensive ceasefire deal, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected all available options.
In a press statement, Hamas said Netanyahu's approval of the "Gaza occupation plan" after the movement agreed to a proposal by Egyptian and Qatari mediators last week demonstrated his "insistence on preventing an agreement."
Hamas stressed that a ceasefire agreement is the only way to free all Israeli hostages and placed full responsibility for their fate on Netanyahu.
Israel's prime minister said on August 20 that he had instructed officials to begin "immediate negotiations" to free hostages held in Gaza and end the war, while promising to approve military plans to capture Gaza City.
However, Netanyahu did not specify how and where the talks would begin. As reported by the Israeli news site Ynet, citing a senior official, at this stage the Jewish state is not expected to send a delegation to either Doha or Cairo. –0–
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