Negotiations with Israel pointless while Gaza faces famine and genocide, says Hamas

Hamas’s top official in Gaza said on Sunday there is no longer any justification to continue negotiations with Israel while the genocide against Gaza continues and civilians are deprived of basic needs, accusing Israel of withdrawing from talks to stall and intensify the war.

Khalil al-Hayya, deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau in Gaza, delivered the remarks in a video statement days after Israel pulled its negotiating team out of Doha for what it called “further consultations”, despite Hamas issuing what it described as a constructive response to the latest ceasefire framework.

“There is no point in continuing negotiations under the siege, genocide, and starvation of our children and women in the Gaza Strip,” al Hayya said.

He added that “the immediate and dignified entry of food and medicine to our people is a serious expression of the feasibility of continuing the negotiations.”

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