Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal put forward by Israel in May and brought before the UN Security Council while Israel continued its bombing campaign, Hamas official Basem Naim says.
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00:00There are two sides to every conflict, so let me ask you this.
00:05In recent days, in recent months, there have been accusations that your organisation, that
00:10Hamas has been putting up last-minute barriers and complications to a deal.
00:16Does Hamas take responsibility for not securing this ceasefire for its Palestinian people
00:21sooner?
00:22I think I have said it at the beginning.
00:28In May 27, we have accepted the Israeli proposal, which was handed over to the Americans and
00:36then became part of the UN Security Council.
00:39And then we have said, yes, we are ready to go for the details how to implement this deal.
00:45What was the response from the Israeli side?
00:48More massacres in Mawassi, in Gaza, assassinating our leadership.
00:54They have assassinated the top leadership in Hamas, who was negotiating with the Israelis.
00:58How can you negotiate a ceasefire agreement or a peace agreement where you are killing
01:03the man who is sitting around the table negotiating with you?