Islamic Jihad returned this MondayReject any exchange of prisoners and hostages. without first Permanently cease Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. and while the Israeli forces remain in the Palestinian enclave.
“The issue of exchanging prisoners and detainees is not discussed unless the aggression against Gaza stops and Israeli forces withdraw,” Islamic Jihad Undersecretary General Mohamed Al-Hindi said after a meeting with the General Service of Egyptian Intelligence, in Cairo.
At the meeting, the delegation of the Palestinian movement, led by the secretary general, Ziad Najalah, evaluated different positions and discussed the proposal. presented by Egypt on Sunday.
As a mediating country in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Egypt presented the Islamic group with a three-point plan: the first provides for a two- to three-week truce in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
The second point proposes a process of inter-Palestinian talks leading to the formation of a technocratic government in Gaza.
The third and final point proposes a complete cessation of the war, a comprehensive agreement on the exchange of prisoners and hostages between the two sides and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, the sources said.
The deputy secretary general of Islamic Jihad insisted that “the future of Gaza cannot be separated from the future of the West Bank” and stated that “the resistance has capabilities that allow it to continue fighting for a long period, longer than anyone expects.”
Furthermore, Al-Hindi stated that “Israeli leaders promote populist statements with the aim of rallying the far right around them”, although “these statements are unsuccessful and in vain.”
According to Palestinian diplomatic sources, a Hamas delegation will discuss in Qatar, where it has its political office, the details of this proposal that Egypt also presented to it.
Islamic Jihad is a radical Palestinian organization considered terrorist by Israel, the United States and the European Union, which operates in Gaza, the West Bank and the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
Unlike other Palestinian factions, Islamic Jihad refuses to participate in political peace processes and insists that military victory over Israel is the only viable means to achieve its ultimate goal: the establishment of a state encompassing Israel, the West Bank and Loop.
Source: TSF
