Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the Hamas political bureau and a senior member of the movement’s leadership in the Gaza Strip, said that Hamas was ready to discuss any initiative aimed at lifting the “siege” and starting negotiations on a prisoner swap.
In an interview with the Hamas newspaper Falastin, al-Hayya said that “until now the occupation was not seriously prepared to pay the price (in an exchange deal) and was not prepared to enter this track.”
Al-Hayya said that if Israel were willing to negotiate through a mediator, Hamas would put all the issues on the negotiating table.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
{Matzav.com}
