Hamas: We expect Arab decisions parallel to the size of Gaza suffering

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Hamas Movement on Wednesday welcomed any Arab official efforts and decisions in parallel with the magnitude of the suffering and the bloody scene in the Gaza Strip, highlighting that the Arab countries' reluctance to use their pressure cards to end the Israeli war on the Gaza people is no longer justified. In a press statement, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum hailed the efforts aimed to convene an Arab summit on Gaza, stressing at the same time that his Movement would not stop its efforts to get the siege lifted and end the aggression on the Strip. Barhoum underlined that Israel's attempts to impose its conditions in any political solutions through killing civilians and destroying their homes would be doomed to failure and would not deter the Palestinian resistance from defending its people and safeguard their rights and welfare. In the context of the Egyptian ceasefire initiative, Dr. Salah Al-Bardaweel, a prominent leader of Hamas and one of its delegates to Cairo, said that his Movement would not accept less than ending the Israeli aggression, lifting the siege, opening the crossings and compensating the Palestinian people, adding that the delegation put forward these demands to the Egyptian side. In a news conference held in Cairo, Dr. Bardaweel underscored that there is no disagreement with the Egyptian leadership, but the contentious issue is how to deal with Israel through the items of the ceasefire initiative, pointing that the ball is now in Israel's court.