Hamas denies holding secret talks on long-term truce with Israel
GAZA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement denied on Tuesday some media reports alleging that it is holding secret talks with Israel on reaching a long-term truce in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas, which has been ruling the coastal Palestinian enclave since 2007, said in a press statement that "the movement denies what is being circulated in some media outlets about a long-term truce with the Israeli occupation."