Hamas is taking its time. And the answer on the agreement, mediated in Paris for the release of the hostages and the truce, is taking a long time to come while multiple sources, cited by the Arab media, anticipate the possibility of a black smoke .
The Islamic faction would like more. Not only with regard to the release of Palestinian prisoners for whom he would not be satisfied with a 3 to 1 exchange for hostages, as envisaged in previous agreements. But above all - it transpires from the first indiscretions reported by Al Arabija and Al Sharq - it would condition his green light to a total ceasefire .
A request that has always been rejected by Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterating the red lines: "Our efforts to free the hostages proceed incessantly but as I have already said, we will not accept any agreement or at any price" , he reiterated.
Hamas would also like to see the release of the detainees of the "Nukheba Force", responsible for the main attack on 7 October . A request on which the Israeli prime minister does not compromise, like the one on the total ceasefire: "We will not put an end to the war until the elimination of Hamas and until we ensure that Gaza no longer represents a threat to Israel."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is arriving in Jerusalem in search of a difficult mediation . Meanwhile, the minister of national security and leader of the Israeli radical right, Itamar Ben Gvir, points the finger at Biden: «If Trump were in power, the conduct of the USA would be completely different. Instead of giving us full support, Biden brings humanitarian aid and gasoline to Gaza that goes to Hamas."
(Unioneonline/L)
