A member of the Israeli Security Cabinet, Ze’ev Elkin (Likud), referred to the ceasefire talks with Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and said that “an arrangement with the organization is currently not on the agenda.”
In an interview with Ynet, Elkin added that “Hamas wants to go back in time, three months back, to a reality of calm and quiet in the Gaza Strip, we are willing to do that.”
Tensions have been high along the border between Gaza and the occupied territories since March 30, when Palestinians staged “The Great March of Return” to demonstrate their right of return to their land occupied by Zionists since 1948.
The Gaza clashes reached their peak on May 14, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe), which coincided this year with Washington’s embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to occupied East Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
During this period of time several deadly confrontations took place, with the Zionist warplanes launching dozens of strikes against several targets across the besieged strip of Gaza.
Meanwhile, at least 160 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli fire since along the Gaza border since the Marches of Return started late March.
Source: Ynet
