The head of the Brigates Ezentin al-Qassam of the armed wing of Hamas, spoke tonight for the first time since the beginning of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza, rejecting ceasefire until the operation by the Israeli military in the Palestinian is terminated and to lift the blockade.

Nteif Mohammed, in one of his rare public statements, said that Hamas will not accept “any ceasefire without ending the aggression and lift the blockade.”

The taped statement of Nteif was broadcasted on radio and television of Hamas.
The leader of the Brigades also assured that his men do not target Israeli civilians, and that they “Only seek (Israeli) soldiers, but the soldiers targeted civilians, mainly children and women,” he added.

The statements and requests of Nteif are identical to those set by the political leadership of Hamas.