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| Hamas says commitment to truce linked to Israel's commitment |
| 2008-06-24 |
| (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement's spokesman in Gaza Fawzi Barhoum said Monday that his movement's commitment to a truce brokered by Egypt is linked to Israel's commitments to it. On Thursday morning, Israel and Gaza militant groups implemented a six-month truce brokered by Egypt in the Gaza Strip for gradual reopening of the closed crossings and easing a one-year blockade Israel imposed on the enclave. Barhoum warned Israel, in a statement, of using the Israeli High Court of Justice decisions, related to the appeal of the family of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, to violate the truce. Shalit's parents appealed to the court in Israel not to reopen Gaza Strip borders crossing until the Israeli government gives them a clear answer that their son's release would be part of the truce. The Israeli High Court of Justice accepted the appeal and ordered to temporarily keep the activities of goods transfer into the Gaza Strip through Gaza crossing point on a low profile. 'If the Zionist occupation wants to use the decision of the court in order not to implement the truce agreement, our commitment to the truce would also be linked to what extent the occupation would be committed to it,' Barhoum said. He added that the Palestinian side doesn't care about the internal Israel differences on the truce, adding 'all what we care about is to see a full implementation of the truce agreement.' |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Yeah. One round at a time. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-06-24 16:25 |