The German newspaper “Bild” revealed on Friday what it claimed was a secret document from the Hamas movement that includes the movement’s strategies for negotiating with Israel through the mediation of the concerned countries.
The document, found on a computer seized by Israeli military forces, is believed to belong to Hamas political bureau chief Yahya Sinwar and was drafted in the spring of 2024.
The document reveals Hamas leadership’s plans to “deceive” the international community and use the families of Israeli prisoners to achieve a main goal: restoring Hamas’s military capabilities and ensuring its continued control over the Gaza Strip.
The document lists several key aspects that Hamas intends to focus on during the negotiations, including preserving “Hamas’ ability to act against Israel,” “exhausting” the Israeli political and military machinery, and using international pressure to weaken Israel.
The document, the newspaper claims, clearly indicates that Hamas does not intend to seek a quick end t
o the war for the sake of the residents of Gaza. On the contrary, it states that “important terms of the agreement must be improved even if this requires negotiations to continue for a longer period.”
Hamas also admits that its “military capabilities have weakened,” but it does not see the need to stop the fighting quickly despite the suffering of the people of Gaza.
Details of the document reveal Hamas’s methods of using prisoners as a means of pressuring Israel, with the aim of improving its position in negotiations.
The document clearly provides instructions for ‘continuing psychological pressure on the families of the (Israeli) prisoners, both now and during the first phase of the release of prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal,’ in order to increase popular pressure on the Israeli government.
The document devotes a section to talking about how to influence the international community through manipulation with the aim of rebuilding Hamas’s military power.
The document proposes, as part of a politi
cal maneuver, that Hamas negotiators agree to “deploy Arab forces along the northern and eastern borders” of the Strip, with the aim of preventing the Israeli army from entering Gaza after the war ends so that Hamas has a chance to reorganize its forces.
The document also reveals Hamas’s demands of Israel, including the release of 100 fighters sentenced to life in prison, to replace leaders assassinated by the Israeli military.
The document also outlines how to direct the media in Israel and the world in the event of a failure of negotiations, with instructions including blaming Israel and accusing it of rejecting US-led mediation proposals, regardless of the facts, always according to Bild.
Source: Maan News Agency