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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
GAZA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Hamas said Sunday it had suspended prisoner swap talks with Israel, accusing Israel of attacking its delegation at the talks in the Qatari capital Doha last week.
"Negotiations cannot continue if the delegation responsible for them is attacked in the country acting as a mediator," said senior Hamas official Taher al-Nunu.
Last Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes hit residential compounds in Doha that Hamas leaders were using to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal. A delegation led by senior Hamas official Khalil al-Haya survived, but five Hamas members and a Qatari security official were killed, the group said.
T. al-Nunu accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of obstructing efforts to achieve both a truce and a prisoner exchange, and warned that an intensification of Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Gaza could endanger Israeli prisoners held there.
“The only logical solution is for the international community to accept and implement the decision to end this war,” he said.
T. al-Nunu also criticized US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Israel on Sunday, saying Hamas does not expect any change in Israel's position.
The comments come as Israeli airstrikes have decimated residential buildings in Gaza City in recent days, killing dozens, according to Palestinian health officials. Israel says its operations target infrastructure and Hamas militants, while the Palestinians say civilians are bearing the brunt of the attacks.
Qatar, Egypt and the US have been trying to broker a truce and prisoner swap since the recent war in Gaza began, but the Doha strike has cast doubt on the prospects for progress. –0–
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