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Beijing, August 21 (China News Service) Comprehensive news: The prospects for ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip are still unclear. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the 20th that he was not sure whether an agreement would be reached. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement on the same day, accusing the United States of "acquiescing" to Israel's new conditions.

According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said on the 20th that he was "not sure whether an agreement would be reached", but any agreement reached would "safeguard Israel's interests" and that Israel would not leave the "Philadelphia Corridor" and "Nezarim Corridor" under any circumstances.

Netanyahu made the comments during a meeting with a hardline group of hostages' families, whose members are demanding their release through military pressure rather than a deal with Hamas.

The "Philadelphia Corridor" is located at the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Netanyahu insisted on stationing troops there to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons into Gaza. Hamas and Egypt expressed opposition to this. The "Nezarim Corridor" built by the Israeli army crosses the Gaza Strip and aims to prevent Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza.

According to AFP, Hamas issued a statement on the 20th saying that US President Biden's statement that Hamas "abandoned" the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza was "misleading" and did not reflect the organization's true position of eagerness to stop the conflict. This statement "gives the green light" for the Israeli army to continue to commit more crimes against unarmed civilians.

The statement said that the transitional proposal put forward by the United States during the Doha negotiations last week overturned the previous agreement, and accused the United States of "acquiescing" to the new conditions set by Israel. It called on the mediators to assume their responsibilities and demand that Israel accept the original ceasefire proposal.