Hamas Gives Condition for Truce as Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Gaza

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Military wing of Hamas, Qassam Brigade
Military wing of Hamas, Qassam Brigade
Military wing of Hamas, Qassam Brigade

What the air force and your artillery shelling has failed to accomplish, will not be accomplished by ground forces. You are sending your soldiers to a definite slaughterhouse, God willing. The Zionist entity will not know security unless the Palestinian people live in peace

July 29, 2014 – The military wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigade has said that there will be no truce in the current military expedition unless Israel suspends siege on Gaza.

The Qassam Brigade gave the condition even as Israel intensified bombardment of Gaza by air, land and sea in an operation that has left over 100 Palestinians dead.

In an audio statement on Tuesday, Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif said the ceasefire will not take place unless the siege is lifted and the border crossings are all open.

Deif said the “balance of power” had changed during Israel’s three-week invasion of Gaza, which began with air raids before Israel sent in ground forces.

“What the air force and your artillery shelling has failed to accomplish, will not be accomplished by ground forces. You are sending your soldiers to a definite slaughterhouse, God willing. The Zionist entity will not know security unless the Palestinian people live in peace”, Deif said.

Statement credited to the military wing of Hamas however contradicts that of its Spokesman, Osama Hamdan in Lebanon who said that the organisation welcomed the idea of a ceasefire, adding “we need a guarantee that the Israelis will not violate it”.

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