PM Haneyya welcomes release of prisoners without concessions

Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya has welcomed the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails on condition that the step would not be linked to concessions.

Haneyya, addressing the Eid congregation on Thursday, expressed surprise at the return of PA to negotiations with the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) and warned it against offering concessions in those talks.

He said that the negotiations process allowed the IOA to go ahead in its Judaization and settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Haneyya, also deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas, called on Egypt to re-open the Rafah border crossing before individuals and goods.

He affirmed that his movement does not interfere in the internal affairs of Arab countries, adding that recent revelations (of secret Fatah documents) confirmed such trend and exposed those trying to smear the movement’s image.

The premier underlined that the unlimited American military support for Israel would not succeed in ending its isolation in the region.