JERUSALEM, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on January 30 that despite the efforts of the international community to promote a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine, Israel will not release Palestinian detainees or withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip until it achieves a "complete victory."
According to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on the 30th, Netanyahu said in a speech in a Jewish settlement in the Palestinian West Bank on the same day that he had heard various statements about the ceasefire agreement, "I want to make it clear that we will not end this war until all the goals are achieved." These objectives include the elimination of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), the release of all detained Israelis and the assurance that the Gaza Strip no longer poses a threat to Israel.
Netanyahu said that Israel would not withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and would not release thousands of troops "** this is not going to happen at all" and that the only thing that will happen is a complete victory over Hamas.
Haniyeh, leader of the Hamas Politburo, said in a statement on the 30th that Hamas had received a ceasefire agreement proposal from Paris, France. Hamas's main objective is to end Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and to ensure the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area. Haniyeh said Hamas was "open" to all proposals that would end Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip.
The first round of negotiations on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was held in Paris on the 28th, attended by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed and the heads of the intelligence services of the United States, Israel and Egypt. Since Hamas and Israel refused to negotiate face-to-face, Egypt and Qatar communicated with Hamas in advance, and representatives of the two countries traveled to Paris to negotiate with Israel. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on the evening of the 28th, saying that the first round of meetings was "constructive", but there were still "major differences" between the positions of the two sides. (ENDS).