The Islamic Resistance Movement(Hamas) announced Wednesday that the group will not accept an everlasting truce with Israel in view of the Israeli practices on the ground.

Khaled Meshaal, who heads the movement's delegation to the inter-Palestinian dialogue that began Tuesday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, told Palestinian Radio "the atmosphere created by the Israeli policy is not encouraging to declare a long-term truce."

"The Israeli manner against the Palestinians is negative," Meshaal said.

"This negative manner means dealing jokingly with the rights of our people, including its opposition to release more prisoners and the continuation of arrests and assassinations," he added. Representatives of 13 Palestinian factions and political powers continued their dialogue in Cairo on Wednesday to sort out their differences over a broad ceasefire with Israel and to achieve a unified Palestinian front toward peace talks with the Jewish state. No truce deal has been reached so far.

Source: Xinhua