Hamas rules out Egypt as negotiator for ceasefire w/ Israel, will only consider 'Brotherhood' members Turkey and Qatar.(WNB).
Hamas has decided to rule Egypt out as a negotiator for a ceasefire, a senior source reportedly said. According to David Hearst from the Middle East Eye, he said that from now on, "Hamas would only consider Turkey and Qatar as potential go-betweens with Israel."
The report points out that the decision counters international attempts to get ceasefire talks going, as they are primarily routed through Egypt.
Hamas's decision to rule Egypt out of the equation is a major shift in its position, as Egypt has played an important role in all previous truce negotiations between Israel and the movement since 2006. In November 2012, the then Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi played a key role in stopping a week-long assault on Gaza and was praised by the US administration for his actions.
The report stated the Hamas reasoning as followed: "This time, however, the source said that Hamas decided that Egypt was unable to negotiate a deal after being passed secret messages from Egyptian intermediaries on the eve of the bombardment that Israel would “wipe out” one third of the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi had previously claimed that he would broker a ceasefire. This was followed by the announcement by the Egyptian Army that they had blown up 29 tunnels under the country’s border with Gaza. Hamas also noted the unrelenting hostility and triumphalism of the official Egyptian media to the Israeli bombardment."
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported on Saturday that Egypt was talking with another Arab state, "most probably Qatar", about the terms of a ceasefire. Tony Blair, the Quartet envoy, arrived in Cairo on Saturday and met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who warned against "further escalation" in Gaza.Read the full story here.
Related: Turkish website R4BIA.com - "R4BIA is the end of Zionists."
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