Hamas rejects envoy's Israeli account on Gaza goods suspension

Hamas has demanded that Peace Council envoy Nikolai Mladenov end his stated bias toward Israel and press for the Gaza blockade to be lifted.

• Hamas rejected Mladenov's adoption of the Israeli account behind the suspension of private goods shipments to Gaza, calling it "flagrant bias."
• Hamas said Israeli claims that it imposes taxes on merchants and threatens delivery mechanisms have no basis.
• Hamas called on Mladenov to press Israel to lift the blockade, stop military operations, and hasten the national committee's entry to administer Gaza.
• Mladenov announced Thursday he had received Israeli notice suspending coordination of private goods to Gaza, warning that threats against traders are unacceptable.