Hamas on hostage launch deal: ‘The ball is now in Israel’s court’

Mahmoud al-Mardawi, a consultant of the Hamas management overseas, said, commenting at the record of the resumption of negotiations for the discharge of hostages, that at gift “the ball is in Israel’s court docket.”

“The most effective step Israel must take is a permanent ceasefire and a whole withdrawal from Gaza,” he stated.

Earlier it became acknowledged that Mossad head David Barnea met in Paris with US CIA Director William Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

During the assembly, it was decided that negotiations on the discharge of hostages held with the aid of Hamas would resume subsequent week. Negotiations will maintain on the premise of recent proposals from Egypt and Qatar, advanced with the lively participation of the USA.

Israel has already expressed pessimism approximately the chance that an settlement will be reached, stressing that Hamas isn't displaying enough flexibility to achieve this.