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Palestinian Delegate Says No Unconditional Return To Cairo

21.08.2014 01:48

A Palestinian negotiator who partook in recent indirect talks with Israel on a Gaza ceasefire in Cairo said that the Palestinian delegation would not return to the Egyptian capital for resumed talks unless their demands are met.

A Palestinian negotiator who partook in recent indirect talks with Israel on a Gaza ceasefire in Cairo said that the Palestinian delegation would not return to the Egyptian capital for resumed talks unless their demands are met.



"Only a change in the Israeli position or an Egyptian affirmation about a possible breakthrough in the talks can bring us back to Cairo," Bassem al-Salhi told Anadolu Agency on phone.



"We would not give up any of our people's demands because they are basic rights that had been violated by Israel," he added.



Israeli and Palestinian negotiators left the Egyptian capital Cairo on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively following the collapse of indirect talks aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.



Israel claims it withdrew its delegation after rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza on Tuesday. Since then, Israel has carried out aerial attacks on Gaza, which is home to 1.8 million Palestinians.



Hamas, for its part, denies any knowledge of Tuesday's alleged rocket barrage, accusing Israel of seeking to derail the indirect negotiations in Cairo aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire arrangement.



Since hostilities began on July 7, at least 2049 Palestinians have been killed and more than 10,000 others injured in relentless Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.



According to Israeli figures, at least 67 Israelis – 64 soldiers and three civilians – have also been killed.



Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has reeled under a crippling Israeli blockade that has badly affected the local economy and played havoc with residents' livelihoods.



The Palestinian factions have linked any permanent ceasefire agreement to tangible concessions by Israel, including the lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip and the establishment of a Gaza seaport, among other longstanding demands.



By Hussein Qabani



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