Hamas makes a splash by arresting Israeli dolphin

Ahmed Yousef, another senior Hamas official from Gaza, also told Xinhua that Hamas Shura Council has not convened to debate a truce agreement with Israel.

The location and condition of the animal is not known, and Israeli officials have not made any comments on this matter.

His statement followed on from a string of reports in recent weeks and months that claimed Israel was in talks with Hamas, which it considers a terrorist organisation. “Although the daily night curfew had started, the Egyptians insisted that the bus must begin its journey from Rafah to Cairo“, said the eye witness who wished to remain anonymous.

Israel and Hamas reportedly are negotiating a long-term deal that would end Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip in exchange for an end to Hamas attacks on Israel. Ships en route to Gaza would pass through a port in Cyprus, where they would be examined by either Turkish or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation authorities.

Since 2007, Gaza and the occupied West Bank have been under the control of the rival administrations of Hamas and Fatah, respectively.

But the Authority weighed in on Tuesday, insisting there were talks that would cause Palestinian disunity. It is “not out of the question” that the Mossad had deployed the killer shark, Egypt’s South Sinai province governor, Mohamed Abdul Fadil Shousha, said at the time.

An Israel-Hamas agreement may be especially opportune now as Israel aims to strengthen ties with neighboring countries that share its fears about the Iran nuclear agreement.

Mr Aktay said that, on a visit to Turkey, Mr Meshaal had discussed details of the truce as mediated by Mr Blair.

He confirmed that Turkey will never be subject to Israel’s stipulations.

A new military advocate general for the Israeli regime thinks that Israelis are sensing a shift in the world’s spectrum and the perception that they have against the Israeli crimes that have been committed against the Palestinians.

In Gaza, Hamas number two Ismail Haniya once again rejected any possibility of a Palestinian state in Gaza alone.