‘Serious questions for the mediators’, says Hamas spokesperson
Senior Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan has reiterated the group’s stance on a ceasefire, including the withdrawal of troops in Gaza and the return of Palestinians to their homes.
“It’s clear from the Israeli paper that they are still insisting on two major issues. They don’t want a complete ceasefire and they are not talking, in a serious way, about the withdrawal from Gaza. In fact, they are still talking about their presence … which means that they will keep continuing [occupying] Gaza,” Hamdan told Al Jazeera.
“We have serious questions for the mediators. If there [are] positive answers, I think we can move forward.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that the Israeli proposal was an “extraordinarily generous” offer.
“Stopping the attacks against Palestinians is not generous. The attack itself is a crime, so when you stop a crime, you can’t claim that it’s a generous action from the Israeli side,” added Hamdan.
He has a good point... Extraordinarily generous to stop bombing people for a month...
Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants
Israeli officials appear increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) might issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders. Their concerns come as international pressure mounts over the war on Gaza. There was no comment from the court on Monday, and it has given no indication warrants in the case are imminent.
But Israel’s Foreign Ministry said late on Sunday that it had informed Israeli missions of “rumours” that warrants might be issued against senior political and military officials.
Neither Israel nor the United States accept the ICC’s jurisdiction, but any warrants could put Israeli officials at risk of arrest in other countries.
These arrest warrants would be for war crimes committed in the assault on Gaza in 2014 and the ongoing situation in the West Bank.
https://www.icc-cpi.int/palestine
No doubt the current war is speeding things up. (Took them until 2021 to determine jurisdiction and open the investigation)