Gaza - Mohammad Habib
Salah Al-Bardawil member of the political bureau of Hamas announced that they are able to deter the Israeli occupation from violating Wafaa El-Ahrar exchange deal between Hamas resistance movement and Israel, under the auspices of the Egyptian mediator. In a press release on Tuesday, Al-Bardawil said that he considered the violation of the deal as a betrayal from Israel. He added that he held the country responsible for breaching the deal and urged the Egyptian mediator to pressure the Israeli government to release the prisoners who are still under its detention and to prevent it from breaching any deal in the future. Al-Bardawil also said that the Egyptian mediator is displeased with Israel\'s attitude, but stressed that Egypt should take concrete action against it. Moreover, Al-Bardawil stated that the released prisoners have completed their sentences officially under the signature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that there is not any other reason for arresting them again.