<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Hamas official Osama Hamdan has said that there is no need for new negotiations with Israel, amid Israeli media reports that there is an intention to renew Gaza truce talks.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a phone interview with Al Jazeera Arabic on Saturday, Hamdan said that the immediate requirement is for Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and for all aggression to stop.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">“We do not need new negotiations,” he said, adding that Hamas has already agreed to a ceasefire proposal that Israel has rejected.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">“There is no guarantee that it [Israel] will accept new proposals to go to negotiations … If there are no serious guarantees, this means giving Israel more time to continue the aggression,” he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier this month, Hamas approved a proposal for a ceasefire in the seven-month Gaza war put forward by mediators Qatar and Egypt although Israel said the proposal falls short of its demands.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Saturday, according to Israeli media, officials involved in the negotiations said the Israeli government intended to renew talks for a Gaza captive release deal the in coming days, after a meeting with mediators in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the reports, Israeli intelligence chief David Barnea had agreed to a new framework for the stalled negotiations with mediators — CIA Director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new offer was drafted by the Israeli negotiating team and contains possible solutions to points of disagreement in previous discussions. But defence ministry officials believe that even if Israel agrees to a temporary ceasefire, it will be able to return to war again when needed after months.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hamas has insisted that it is not willing to accept only a temporary ceasefire, but that an end to the fighting has to be permanent.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Israel has insisted that the war will not end before its goals are met, including the total defeat of Hamas. However, Israel is coming under growing international pressure to stop and is increasingly isolated. Among recent blows for Israel are an International Court of Justice order for it to stop its Rafah offensive, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and a decision by Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognise Palestine. According to Al Jazeera reports&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>