Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu ‘intentionally sabotaging’ peace deal

Here are some more of Hamas official Basem Naim’s comments, as summarised by Al Jazeera:

We have fulfilled all our obligations according to the deal.

Unfortunately, all the time Netanyahu and his government have been trying to undermine and sabotage the deal.

They have committed a lot of violations – killed more than 100 Palestinians, prevented most of the basic needs of the Palestinians to enter the Gaza Strip, and lastly refused to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners.

We have conveyed a clear and strong message to the mediators: We cannot continue talking or discussing any further steps if these 620 Palestinians are not released.

Before going to the next step, we have to be sure that the past step, which was releasing 620 prisoners, are already released.

Because Netanyahu is clearly sending strong messages that he is intentionally sabotaging the deal; he is preparing the atmosphere for returning back to the war.