Steven Zimmerman, Reporter, New Mexico  

Ismail Hanieya, the Hamas leader who lives in Qatar, has claimed that Israel is responsible for the cease-fire and peace talks collapsing in Cario last week.

In what seems to be a pre-recorded message, the leader of the terrorist organization said that Israel has evaded giving clear guidance regarding a ceasefire and the withdrawal of IDF forces from Gaza. Hanieya also said they have not been provided any guarantees for the safe return of displaced Gazans.

Claiming that Hamas “showed positivity and responsibility in the course of the negotiations,” the terrorist leaders say that Hamas does not accept an agreement “that does not end the war or expel the enemy from Gaza.”

Additionally, Hanieya has pleaded that Israel will not recover any of the 134 hostages still held in Gaza without a permanent cease-fire. Haniyah also thanked Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and other Iranian-backed terror groups for supporting Hamas’ fight against Israel.

“The Zionist enemy has failed in all its plans in Gaza, and our people are steadfast in their land despite the thousands of martyrs, wounded and missing people,” says Haniyeh, who left Gaza for Qatar in 2017.

Earlier, Egyptian security sources said that the country had been in contact with senior Hamas and Israeli figures to restart the negotiations for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

“Needless to say, Israel will do whatever it takes to release our hostages… unfortunately, it is Hamas who is the stumbling block right now by not telling us who is alive and who they have in their custody,” Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said.

It must be noted that Hamas proposes cease-fire deals that see the release of terrorists at a rate of 40:1. Read our article New Deal: Trading Hamas Terrorists for Hostages.