May 8, 2024, 8:00 AM

Hamas:

Israeli operation in Rafah undermines mediation efforts

Israeli operation in Rafah undermines mediation efforts

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The Palestinian Hamas movement will not approve a prisoner swap deal with Israel if the situation in the Gaza Strip continues to escalate, Hamas Political Bureau member Osama Hamdan said.

"We are calling upon the United Nations to exert pressure on the occupation regime and stop the military operation in Rafah, which puts at risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and undermines the mediation efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire and ending the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza," he said at a press conference in Beirut.

At the same time, he warned Israel that its "invasion of Rafah won’t be an easy walk," TASS reported.

Israel waged a genocidal war on the besieged Gaza on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas Resistance group carried out a historic operation against the occupying entity in retaliation for the regime’s intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

At least 34,789 Palestinians have been killed and 78,204 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.

Israel has imposed a complete siege on the densely populated territory, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.

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