Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel still not close, says senior Hamas official
Al JazeeraSenior official Basem Naim says there is ‘space for flexibility’, but Hamas wants guarantee of a total ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops. A senior official from the Palestinian group Hamas has dampened hopes of an immediate ceasefire deal with Israel, saying there was still a long way to go before an agreement could be secured. “Hamas has shown great flexibility from the beginning to achieve a ceasefire because we know every added day to this slaughter means 100 to 150 more Palestinian civilians killed,” the official said. Our families are still there.” Naim said Hamas is Meanwhile on Wednesday, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said that the group was ready to continue fighting if necessary, even if it showed flexibility in its negotiations with Israel.