Hamas Chief in Gaza: ‘There Is No Deal or Understandings’ With Israel

• Hamas Chief in Gaza: ‘There Is No Deal or Understandings’ With Israel
  by Jack Khoury, https://www.haaretz.com/
  Despite recent reports on progress in talks, Yahya Sinwar denies there is any breakthrough but says Hamas is reaching understanding with Egypt, Qatar and UN ■ 28-year-old Palestinian dies in Gaza-border protest
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  Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar said on Friday that the organization has not formed any deal with Israel or reached any agreements. Anyone who says that “there is a deal or understandings with the occupation does not tell the truth,” Sinwar said. 
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  The Hamas leader spoke during a rally near the border with Israel, east of Gaza. Sinwar added that while there was no emerging deal with Israel at the moment, Hamas is establishing “understandings” with Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations “in order to lift the blockade [on Gaza].” 
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  Sinwar also said that he could tell that the Israeli blockade on the Strip, which began 12 years ago, “is starting to disintegrate.”  The Hamas chief’s statement contradicts recent reports on progress in Egyptian-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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  Last month, Sinwar made a different statement, telling the Italian daily la Repubblica in a first interview with a Western outlet that he saw a “historic opportunity for change.”
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