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‘If demands not met by Sunday, we will attack Tel Aviv,’ says Hamas | JPost | Israel News.

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LAST UPDATED: 08/09/2014 16:22

Hamas spokesman says resistance ready for long battle, will not waiver on demands, in particular opening of Gaza sea port.

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Hamas states on Saturday that it would continue attacks on Israel, if Palestinian demands it put forward in indirect talks in Cairo were not met.

Sources warned that if Israel did not cooperate with the Egyptian-mediated efforts, the Palestinian delegation would withdraw from Cairo. “If our demands are not met by Sunday, we will attack Tel Aviv,” the Ramallah-based Wattan TV network reported.

The Palestinians are demanding an end to the siege, border crossings to be reopened, and construction material to be allowed entry into the Gaza Strip. Other demands include free passage between the West Bank and Gaza, extended fishing rights, reopening the southern Gaza airport and creating a seaport.

Meanwhile, Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri said the group was prepared for a long battle, adding that the only way to achieve quiet was for Israel to agree to the group’s demands and those of the Palestinian delegation in Cairo. He said that the Gaza was no longer willing to be dependent and rely on the border crossings with Egypt, or the Rafiah crossing. In an interview with a TV station affiliated with Hamas, he said the the group demanded a port to enable the free movement of people and a free flow of trade.

Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman said in another statement that it was not “going back” on the group’s demands, and that “the resistance would continue to fight with “all our strength.” He added they were not going to waiver any of their demands.

Palestinian negotiators were still in Egypt’s capital to try to reach a lasting agreement, despite the resumption in attacks between Israel and Hamas. The head of the delegation had previously stated that the team was set to continue efforts at brokering a deal, and that the Palestinian factions were united behind their basic demands to end fighting.

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