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Hamas says the US is trying to shift pressure away from Israel

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2024-08-20 03:16:55
On August 20th, local time on August 19th, US Secretary of State Blinken, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that Israel has accepted a transitional proposal for a ceasefire and the release of detainees, and called on Hamas to respond in the same way. Netanyahu later said in a statement that Israel's goal is to "obtain the release of as many detainees as possible." The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) media office issued a statement on the 19th responding that this is a trick of the United States - they modified the ceasefire agreement to benefit Israel, and the Israeli side announced its acceptance and waited for Hamas to agree, < b > trying to shift the pressure from Israel, making Hamas bear the responsibility for the failure of the negotiations. The statement said that < b > no agreement will be reached unless Hamas' conditions are met and previous agreements and UN Security Council resolutions are respected.