Mashaal denies Hamas agreed to Friday’s ceasefire

2 August 2014, 10:49 pm

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Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal tells CNN that he didn’t agree to a ceasefire which included Israel’s presence and destruction of tunnels in Gaza.

#Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told me had not agreed to ceasefire including Israel's presence and destruction of tunnels in Gaza. exclusive

— Nic Robertson (@NicRobertsonCNN) August 2, 2014

“A truce is a truce, but the presence of the Israeli forces inside Gaza and destroying the tunnels means it’s an aggression,” Mashaal tells the American news outlet.

“We did not deceive Mr. John Kerry, and we did not deceive the Israelis, we fight honorably,” Mashaal says in an interview from Doha, Qatar. “We told everyone that this is our position. … Therefore they are the ones who should be responsible for this.”