Qassam urges withdrawal from Gaza talks if demands not met

The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian faction Hamas, have called on negotiators to withdraw from talks in Cairo if Israel failed to meet Palestinian demands, including lifting a years-long blockade on the Gaza Strip.

"If our demands are not met, including the creation of a seaport, negotiators must withdraw from the negotiations and end this game," Qassam spokesman Abu Ubaydeh said in a televised speech.

He called on Palestinian negotiators not to extend a ceasefire with Israel if the self-proclaimed Jewish state failed to meet the Palestinian demands.

"The resistance is capable of imposing its own conditions and the conditions of our people," the spokesman said.