By Afshain Afzal

As of 7 September 2024, Hamas is waiting for concrete steps by Israel and her Western allies to restore peace in Gaza and Palestinian territories. In a statement issued here at the Ukrainian capital during a one-to-one meeting between stakeholders head of the Hamas government in exile said, "We are waiting for the International community to come into action for the execution of arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Palestinian leadership is ready to give guarantees for the appearance of those Palestinians against whom arrest warrants have been issued by the International Court, subject to subsequent surrender by the Israel leaders involved in genocide and war crimes.

In another development, the heads of the American and British Intelligence agencies confirmed that they are working on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. In this regard, US CIA Director William Burns and British MI6 Chief Richard Moore said in a joint statement, "Our intelligence agencies had exploited available intelligence channels to push hard for restraint and de-escalation.”

They said, "ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the war could end the suffering and loss of life of Palestinian civilians as well as bring home the hostages reportedly under confinement”. However, the strategy to reach to the Hamas leadership and traces of Israeli hostages miserably failed as the Polio teams in Gaza had failed to find evidence. This ground reality has exposed those Israeli false allegations that Israeli hostages are held by Hamas in Gaza. The WHO claims that they have completed the first phase of polio vaccination in Gaza.

The agencies are positive, “We are still to waiting to check remaining areas in the garb of Polio campaign”, but to a disappointment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that reports of a breakthrough are inaccurate. There is no doubt that Hamas is not involved in the 7th October 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel and no knowledge about hostages made on 6th October. Meanwhile, the Palestinians have already announced their independence as the Islamic Republic of Palestine on 26 July 2024 and majority of the countries have recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state. These countries including their civil aviation and other organizations have altered their maps by adding Palestine as a sovereign state. Hamas leadership in exile demanded immediate arrest of war criminals against whom arrest warrants have been issued failing which death warrants may be issued for those who refuse to obey the ICC's orders. No matter what Prime Minister Netanyahu says hopes are high for a long-lasting peace between Jews and Muslims.