The statement from Fatah came as the Palestinian Authority has asked the United Nations Security Council to vote this month to make it a full UN member.
The plan was reportedly aborted after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, with full backing from IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, vetoed it.
The forces, from Russia's military police, were tasked with de-escalating tensions in the Syrian provinces of Quneitra and Daraa.
Haniyeh said that the Islamist movement at war with Israel was sticking to its conditions for a ceasefire in Gaza, including an Israeli military withdrawal.
Given Hamas’s October 7 attack, the PA’s UN liaison, Riyad Mansour, contends that now is the time to reapproach full Palestinian member-state status.
The family of Major Sivan Weil, an IDF soldier who was killed in Gaza, donated his organs to save the lives of seriously ill Israelis.
"Israel expects the mediators to work harder with Hamas to promote negotiations in favor of a deal," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
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