A member of the “Salafi Jihadists” claimed on Tuesday that he is part of a mediation initiative between Hamas and the jihadists in Gaza, revealing efforts to end the current tension between the two sides, Felesteen newspaper has reported.
“We are conducting meetings with Hamas in Gaza in order to get an agreement that ends tension and differences,” Issam Saleh told a press conference in the enclave. “We called for the two sides to impose the Sharia and to be reasonable to solve all the problems. We seek to reach an agreement that includes cooperation regarding jihad issues, training and all other common issues regarding the confrontation with the Zionist enemy.”
Saleh added that the sought-for agreement would include the release of jihadist prisoners and the return of money and weapons confiscated by the authorities, as well as an end to arrests. In return, the jihadists say that they would stop all “hostile” acts.
He condemned all kinds of internal and external violence, stressing that this contradicts the teachings of Islam.
Looking hopeful that there would be a close agreement that “ends bloodshed”, Saleh criticised the recent ISIS video which threatened to fight Hamas and carry out massacres and shed the blood of the Palestinians in Gaza.