Netanyahu wants to ‘stall for time’: Hamas

Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, responded to the statement by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting “a partial” truce to get some captives back:

• “Netanyahu’s true stance is to avoid reaching an agreement, to stall for time, and to continue the war of genocide.”
• “It’s become clear to the world that Netanyahu is the one who rejects and obstructs what was outlined in Biden’s speech and the recent UN Security Council resolution, not Hamas.”
• “Netanyahu’s talk of concluding a partial agreement and continuing the aggression confirms he’s lying to the families of the prisoners and does not care about their lives.”
• “The ball is now in the court of the war criminal Netanyahu, and the US administration must lift its cover of silence and bias and put pressure on Netanyahu and his government to stop the aggression and genocidal war.”
• “We reiterate the positive stance of Hamas in dealing with the efforts of the mediators in Qatar and Egypt to reach an agreement that ensures a permanent cessation of the aggression, a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange deal.”