30 june 2016
Mahmoud al-Zahhar, member of Hamas’s political bureau, denied reports issued by al-Masri al-Youm Egyptian newspaper on his behalf regarding a new prisoner swap deal and alleged dispute with al-Qassam Brigades.
Zahhar said, in a press statement on Wednesday which was published on Hamas’s official website, that what was reported in the Egyptian newspaper on internal elections was untrue.
He said that he did not make any of these statements. The Hamas senior official, Zahhar, slammed the Egyptian newspaper for such allegations and called for pursuing accuracy and credibility in publishing news.
Zahhar said, in a press statement on Wednesday which was published on Hamas’s official website, that what was reported in the Egyptian newspaper on internal elections was untrue.
He said that he did not make any of these statements. The Hamas senior official, Zahhar, slammed the Egyptian newspaper for such allegations and called for pursuing accuracy and credibility in publishing news.
28 june 2016
PM urges Ban Ki-moon to use his position as UN Secretary General to force Hamas to return bodies of missing soldiers; Ban ki-Moon says blockade amounts to 'collective punishment'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Jerusalem on Tuesday, where he thanked the secretary general for meeting with the families of the Israelis being held in captivity by Hamas.
He told the secretary general "I want to thank you Mr. Secretary for agreeing to meet with the Goldin, Shaul and Mangisto families."
"Hamas is cruelly and illegally holding the remains of our soldiers and holding our citizens. I ask you to use your standing to help return home these soldiers and these citizens. It's a humanitarian position and elementary humanitarian requirement that Hamas and its criminal activities is of course throwing into the winds," he said.
Netanyahu continued, reiterating that "Hamas is a terrorist organization. Hamas has genocidal aims. It doesn't merely practice terrorism. It says openly that its goal is to wipe away from the face of the earth a member state of the United Nations."
"I hope the UN will highlight Hamas's crimes and understand that our security measures are aimed only at keeping our citizens safe from this threat and we use judicious force in this regards," the prime minister added. "I don’t know what any other country, faced with thousands of rockets and missiles aimed at our citizens, at our children, would do differently. Many have done it differently and they have not used the restraint and the responsibility that Israel uses.
Netanyahu also spoke about UN bodies paying undue attention to the Jewish state, saying "I remember well when you came in Israel in 2013 you said that Israel and the Israeli people face some bias. That's an understatement. But you also said that Israel must be treated equally at the UN. I appreciate your candor and this clear moral stance. It was exemplified in your efforts to secure the final Palmer report which was very important for Israel, and Mr. Secretary, I appreciate your personal efforts in that particular instance."
"Regrettably," the prime minister continued, "the goal of treating Israel fairly remains unfulfilled across a wide spectrum of UN activities and UN forums. Your visit here comes as the UN Human Rights Council is meeting. As it always does, the Council will condemn Israel, a country that does more to promote and protect human rights and liberal values than any other in the blood soaked Middle East."
"Our progressive democracy has faced more country-specific resolutions, more country-specific condemnations at the UN Human Rights Council than all the other countries combined. And I believe this is a profound betrayal of the United Nations noble mandate. Israel still faces bias at the UN. I know that your desire for all countries to be treated fairly and equally remains true today. I urge you to dedicate your last six months as the Secretary General of the United Nations in trying to right this wrong. And when I say that, it's not just for Israel's sake. It's for the credibility of the UN."
UN chief Ban Ki-moon described on Tuesday Israel's Gaza blockade as "collective punishment" which he said was fuelling the flames of violence: "This situation cannot continue. It fuels anger and despair and it increases the danger of an escalation of hostilities," he said during his fourth and final visit to Gaza as UN Secretary-General.
Ban's criticism came a day after Israel's announcement that it intended to maintain the embargo despite a normalization agreement with Turkey. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the blockade as a "security interest of high importance" to Israel, adding that Israel was "not prepared to renegotiate."
"The closure of Gaza suffocates its people, stifles its economy and impedes reconstruction efforts," said Ban, about the coastal strip which has enagaged in three wars with Israel since 2008.
"It's a collective punishment for which there must be accountability," he continued as he spoke in one of the dozens of UN schools supporting Palestinian refugees which constitute more than three-quarters of the population of the Gaza strip.
"Today, 70% of Gazans are in need of humanitarian assistance. Half of young Gazans have no, or little, job prospects on the horizon," he lamented.
According to the World Bank and the UN, Israel's blockade has had ruinous effects on Gaza's economy. The world body also condemns the restriction of movement of the vast majority of the 1.9 million Palestinians residing in Gaza.
For Israel however, the blockade remains an essential mechanism in preventing the entry of materials used by Hamas and other terror groups to produce weapons stockpiles which are invariably used to wreak havoc on Israel's citizens.
Ankara, which broke off diplomatic relations with Israel following a skirmish between the IDF and a group of 'peace activists' on the Mavi Marmara flotilla which set sail from Turkey in an effort to break the blockade of Gaza, had orginally made normalization conditional upon lifting the siege. However, it has since retracted its demand, insisting that Israel caters for the entry of humanitarian goods - a process which has long been an operative norm for Israel.
The agreement between Israel and Turkey finally include the construction with Turkish capital of a power plant, a desalination plant and a hospital in Gaza.
During the Secretary-General's visit to one of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) sites, a map depicting Palestine in the pre-1948 borders with no reference to Israel was covered up with fabric in order to avoid a diplomatic incident.
During his meeting with Ban on Tuesday, Netanyahu said: “Hamas, in their cruel ways, are holding the remains of our soldiers and civilians. I ask you to use your position to ensure that they are brought home. This is a basic humanitarian requirement. Hamas is an terror organization with an aim of murdering an entire nation. It says openly that its aim is to wipe Israel off the map.”
Netanyahu calls on Ban Ki-moon to help release his captured soldiers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday called on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to intervene for “the release of the Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas Movement.”
During his meeting with Ki-moon who is visiting the region, Netanyahu claimed that “Hamas Movement continues to capture two Israeli citizens and two killed soldiers’ bodies.” Netanyahu urged Ki-moon “to exert his influence to force Gaza’s ruling Hamas to return Israeli 'hostages' to their families.”
Ki-moon is scheduled to meet today with families of Israeli soldiers being held in captivity by Palestinian resistance. Last April, Hamas’s armed wing al-Qassem Brigades declared for the first time that it was holding Israeli soldiers. Hamas has earlier denied reports in recent days that Israel and Hamas may be nearing a prisoner swap for the four captured soldiers.
“Netanyahu is lying to his people” and “deceiving the families of the captive soldiers,” spokesman Abu Obeida said in a statement.
“There are no talks or negotiations relating to the prisoners. The enemy will not get information about the soldiers without paying a clear price before and after the negotiations,” he added.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Jerusalem on Tuesday, where he thanked the secretary general for meeting with the families of the Israelis being held in captivity by Hamas.
He told the secretary general "I want to thank you Mr. Secretary for agreeing to meet with the Goldin, Shaul and Mangisto families."
"Hamas is cruelly and illegally holding the remains of our soldiers and holding our citizens. I ask you to use your standing to help return home these soldiers and these citizens. It's a humanitarian position and elementary humanitarian requirement that Hamas and its criminal activities is of course throwing into the winds," he said.
Netanyahu continued, reiterating that "Hamas is a terrorist organization. Hamas has genocidal aims. It doesn't merely practice terrorism. It says openly that its goal is to wipe away from the face of the earth a member state of the United Nations."
"I hope the UN will highlight Hamas's crimes and understand that our security measures are aimed only at keeping our citizens safe from this threat and we use judicious force in this regards," the prime minister added. "I don’t know what any other country, faced with thousands of rockets and missiles aimed at our citizens, at our children, would do differently. Many have done it differently and they have not used the restraint and the responsibility that Israel uses.
Netanyahu also spoke about UN bodies paying undue attention to the Jewish state, saying "I remember well when you came in Israel in 2013 you said that Israel and the Israeli people face some bias. That's an understatement. But you also said that Israel must be treated equally at the UN. I appreciate your candor and this clear moral stance. It was exemplified in your efforts to secure the final Palmer report which was very important for Israel, and Mr. Secretary, I appreciate your personal efforts in that particular instance."
"Regrettably," the prime minister continued, "the goal of treating Israel fairly remains unfulfilled across a wide spectrum of UN activities and UN forums. Your visit here comes as the UN Human Rights Council is meeting. As it always does, the Council will condemn Israel, a country that does more to promote and protect human rights and liberal values than any other in the blood soaked Middle East."
"Our progressive democracy has faced more country-specific resolutions, more country-specific condemnations at the UN Human Rights Council than all the other countries combined. And I believe this is a profound betrayal of the United Nations noble mandate. Israel still faces bias at the UN. I know that your desire for all countries to be treated fairly and equally remains true today. I urge you to dedicate your last six months as the Secretary General of the United Nations in trying to right this wrong. And when I say that, it's not just for Israel's sake. It's for the credibility of the UN."
UN chief Ban Ki-moon described on Tuesday Israel's Gaza blockade as "collective punishment" which he said was fuelling the flames of violence: "This situation cannot continue. It fuels anger and despair and it increases the danger of an escalation of hostilities," he said during his fourth and final visit to Gaza as UN Secretary-General.
Ban's criticism came a day after Israel's announcement that it intended to maintain the embargo despite a normalization agreement with Turkey. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the blockade as a "security interest of high importance" to Israel, adding that Israel was "not prepared to renegotiate."
"The closure of Gaza suffocates its people, stifles its economy and impedes reconstruction efforts," said Ban, about the coastal strip which has enagaged in three wars with Israel since 2008.
"It's a collective punishment for which there must be accountability," he continued as he spoke in one of the dozens of UN schools supporting Palestinian refugees which constitute more than three-quarters of the population of the Gaza strip.
"Today, 70% of Gazans are in need of humanitarian assistance. Half of young Gazans have no, or little, job prospects on the horizon," he lamented.
According to the World Bank and the UN, Israel's blockade has had ruinous effects on Gaza's economy. The world body also condemns the restriction of movement of the vast majority of the 1.9 million Palestinians residing in Gaza.
For Israel however, the blockade remains an essential mechanism in preventing the entry of materials used by Hamas and other terror groups to produce weapons stockpiles which are invariably used to wreak havoc on Israel's citizens.
Ankara, which broke off diplomatic relations with Israel following a skirmish between the IDF and a group of 'peace activists' on the Mavi Marmara flotilla which set sail from Turkey in an effort to break the blockade of Gaza, had orginally made normalization conditional upon lifting the siege. However, it has since retracted its demand, insisting that Israel caters for the entry of humanitarian goods - a process which has long been an operative norm for Israel.
The agreement between Israel and Turkey finally include the construction with Turkish capital of a power plant, a desalination plant and a hospital in Gaza.
During the Secretary-General's visit to one of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) sites, a map depicting Palestine in the pre-1948 borders with no reference to Israel was covered up with fabric in order to avoid a diplomatic incident.
During his meeting with Ban on Tuesday, Netanyahu said: “Hamas, in their cruel ways, are holding the remains of our soldiers and civilians. I ask you to use your position to ensure that they are brought home. This is a basic humanitarian requirement. Hamas is an terror organization with an aim of murdering an entire nation. It says openly that its aim is to wipe Israel off the map.”
Netanyahu calls on Ban Ki-moon to help release his captured soldiers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday called on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to intervene for “the release of the Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas Movement.”
During his meeting with Ki-moon who is visiting the region, Netanyahu claimed that “Hamas Movement continues to capture two Israeli citizens and two killed soldiers’ bodies.” Netanyahu urged Ki-moon “to exert his influence to force Gaza’s ruling Hamas to return Israeli 'hostages' to their families.”
Ki-moon is scheduled to meet today with families of Israeli soldiers being held in captivity by Palestinian resistance. Last April, Hamas’s armed wing al-Qassem Brigades declared for the first time that it was holding Israeli soldiers. Hamas has earlier denied reports in recent days that Israel and Hamas may be nearing a prisoner swap for the four captured soldiers.
“Netanyahu is lying to his people” and “deceiving the families of the captive soldiers,” spokesman Abu Obeida said in a statement.
“There are no talks or negotiations relating to the prisoners. The enemy will not get information about the soldiers without paying a clear price before and after the negotiations,” he added.
27 june 2016
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, in a statement on Saturday, that Israel is continuing its covert and overt efforts to return back the four Israeli soldiers from Gaza Strip without giving further details.
In the same context, the families of soldiers Hadar Goldin, Aaron Shaul and Avraham Mengistu declared their intention to conduct massive events and a sit-in before Netanyahu’s office demanding him not to sign the reconciliation agreement with Turkey since it does not stipulate for the return of soldiers from Gaza.
Tel Aviv had declared the death of the two soldiers Goldin and Shaul in Gaza Strip in 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged enclave. However, they have recently been declared missed and captives.
During the Israeli aggression, al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement, declared the capture of the Israeli soldier Aaron Shaul.
Israeli authorities said that Hamas is detaining the body of officer Hadar Goldin and announced losing soldier Mengistu. Mengistu’s family said that their son was lost one year ago when he entered the Gaza Strip through the sea.
In the same context, the families of soldiers Hadar Goldin, Aaron Shaul and Avraham Mengistu declared their intention to conduct massive events and a sit-in before Netanyahu’s office demanding him not to sign the reconciliation agreement with Turkey since it does not stipulate for the return of soldiers from Gaza.
Tel Aviv had declared the death of the two soldiers Goldin and Shaul in Gaza Strip in 2014 in the wake of the Israeli aggression on the besieged enclave. However, they have recently been declared missed and captives.
During the Israeli aggression, al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement, declared the capture of the Israeli soldier Aaron Shaul.
Israeli authorities said that Hamas is detaining the body of officer Hadar Goldin and announced losing soldier Mengistu. Mengistu’s family said that their son was lost one year ago when he entered the Gaza Strip through the sea.
26 june 2016
The two sides are meeting in order to finalize a deal to normalize relations; It appears that missing Israeli Avera Mengistu and the remains of soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin will not be mentioned in the final draft.
Israeli and Turkish negotiation teams were set to meet Sunday in Rome, in order to finalize the two countries' reconciliation deal, six years after their relationship soured due to the Mavi Marmara incident.
Most of the deal's details have already been agreed upon, but a number of adjustments are expected to be made. The two sides are hoping to announce the conclusion of negotiations by day's end, and perhaps even partake in an initial signing.
The deal is expected to be approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet and the Turkish government on Wednesday while the official signing is expected to take place next month. The signing, however, will only come after President Racep Tayyip Erdogan's government makes legislative changes which will oversee the cessation of lawsuits brought against IDF officers in Turkey.
There agreement reportedly comprises 8 central points:
1. Israel and Turkey will reestablish full diplomatic and normalized relations, including the exchange of Ambassadors and mutual state visits. The two parties will also committ themselves to refraining from acting in a manner deemed harmful to their respective interests in international fora such as NATO and the UN.
2. The Turks will withdraw demands that the blockade on Gaza be lifted in exchange for an Israeli pledge to allow for the delivery of Turkish aid to Gaza via the Ashdod port, after it goes through Israeli inpection. Israel will also allow the Turks to build a new power plant, desalination plant (in cooperation with Germany), and hospital in Gaza.
3. The agreement does not contain a clause dealing with the return of Israeli civilian Avera Mengiustu, who has been missing in Gaza since September of 2014, or the return of the remains of fallen soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin who were killed in Operation Protective Edge earlier that same year. The Turkish government, however, promises that it will undertake efforts to secure the release of the soldiers' remains through its contacts with Hamas. It also agreed to be a mediator between Israel and Hamas if necessary.
4. Israel will transfer approximately $21 million to a Turkish humanitarian fund that will provide money to the families of those who were killed or wounded in the Marmara incident.
5. Turkey will terminate all ongoing legal proceedings in Turkish courts against Israeli officers invloved in the Marmara incident.
6. Turkey will prevent Hamas from using the country as a base from which to work against Israel. In turn, Israel has rescinded its demand that Turkey expel Hamas' command center from the country. Senior Hamas member Salah al-Arouri, who was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach in Gush Etzion in the summer of 2014, is no longer in Turkey, and the authorities there have promised that he would not be allowed to return.
7. The two nations will resume their military cooperation and begin sharing intelligence once more.
8. The two countries will begin official talks regarding the laying of a gas pipeline, so that Israel's natural gas reserves may be extracted and transported. Turkey will express interest in purchasing gas from Israel and selling it to European markets.
Israel' representatives in the negotiation were Joseph Chicanover and Brig. Gen. (ret) Yaakov Nagel. Their Turkish counterpart was Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu.
Israel updated Russia, Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus about the main points of the agreement, making it clear that no actions will be undertaken at the expense of its relationship with them.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke of the coming agreement at the start of his government's weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, saying, "There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation regarding the possible agreement that is being formulated with Turkey and therefore I would like to make it clear: We are continuing our constant efforts, both open and in secret, to bring Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin back to Israel, may their memories be blessed, and also the two Israelis being held in Gaza. We are in continuous contact with the families and we will neither rest nor be silent until we bring the boys back home."
Israeli and Turkish negotiation teams were set to meet Sunday in Rome, in order to finalize the two countries' reconciliation deal, six years after their relationship soured due to the Mavi Marmara incident.
Most of the deal's details have already been agreed upon, but a number of adjustments are expected to be made. The two sides are hoping to announce the conclusion of negotiations by day's end, and perhaps even partake in an initial signing.
The deal is expected to be approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet and the Turkish government on Wednesday while the official signing is expected to take place next month. The signing, however, will only come after President Racep Tayyip Erdogan's government makes legislative changes which will oversee the cessation of lawsuits brought against IDF officers in Turkey.
There agreement reportedly comprises 8 central points:
1. Israel and Turkey will reestablish full diplomatic and normalized relations, including the exchange of Ambassadors and mutual state visits. The two parties will also committ themselves to refraining from acting in a manner deemed harmful to their respective interests in international fora such as NATO and the UN.
2. The Turks will withdraw demands that the blockade on Gaza be lifted in exchange for an Israeli pledge to allow for the delivery of Turkish aid to Gaza via the Ashdod port, after it goes through Israeli inpection. Israel will also allow the Turks to build a new power plant, desalination plant (in cooperation with Germany), and hospital in Gaza.
3. The agreement does not contain a clause dealing with the return of Israeli civilian Avera Mengiustu, who has been missing in Gaza since September of 2014, or the return of the remains of fallen soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin who were killed in Operation Protective Edge earlier that same year. The Turkish government, however, promises that it will undertake efforts to secure the release of the soldiers' remains through its contacts with Hamas. It also agreed to be a mediator between Israel and Hamas if necessary.
4. Israel will transfer approximately $21 million to a Turkish humanitarian fund that will provide money to the families of those who were killed or wounded in the Marmara incident.
5. Turkey will terminate all ongoing legal proceedings in Turkish courts against Israeli officers invloved in the Marmara incident.
6. Turkey will prevent Hamas from using the country as a base from which to work against Israel. In turn, Israel has rescinded its demand that Turkey expel Hamas' command center from the country. Senior Hamas member Salah al-Arouri, who was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach in Gush Etzion in the summer of 2014, is no longer in Turkey, and the authorities there have promised that he would not be allowed to return.
7. The two nations will resume their military cooperation and begin sharing intelligence once more.
8. The two countries will begin official talks regarding the laying of a gas pipeline, so that Israel's natural gas reserves may be extracted and transported. Turkey will express interest in purchasing gas from Israel and selling it to European markets.
Israel' representatives in the negotiation were Joseph Chicanover and Brig. Gen. (ret) Yaakov Nagel. Their Turkish counterpart was Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu.
Israel updated Russia, Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus about the main points of the agreement, making it clear that no actions will be undertaken at the expense of its relationship with them.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke of the coming agreement at the start of his government's weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, saying, "There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation regarding the possible agreement that is being formulated with Turkey and therefore I would like to make it clear: We are continuing our constant efforts, both open and in secret, to bring Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin back to Israel, may their memories be blessed, and also the two Israelis being held in Gaza. We are in continuous contact with the families and we will neither rest nor be silent until we bring the boys back home."
The family of Israeli captive officer Aaron Shaul intends to pitch a sit-in tent outside the residence of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to a statement released by the family on Saturday, the sit-in aims to pressure the cabinet to desist from signing a reconciliation agreement with Turkey not stipulating the release of their captive son, who is named reversely as Shaul Aaron or Oron by some Israeli newspapers).
Its statement called on the Israeli government to exploit the intended deal with Turkey to pressure Hamas to release Aaron.
The sit-in is expected to start on Sunday and end next Wednesday when the Knesset convenes for a vote on the signing of a reconciliation deal with Turkey, which will include steps to ease the blockade on Gaza.
Earlier, the family of Avera Mengistu, an Israeli Ethiopian Jew from Ashkelon, had called in a recent news conference on the government to obtain information from Turkey, who has close ties with Hamas, about its son as a condition for signing the agreement with it.
According to a statement released by the family on Saturday, the sit-in aims to pressure the cabinet to desist from signing a reconciliation agreement with Turkey not stipulating the release of their captive son, who is named reversely as Shaul Aaron or Oron by some Israeli newspapers).
Its statement called on the Israeli government to exploit the intended deal with Turkey to pressure Hamas to release Aaron.
The sit-in is expected to start on Sunday and end next Wednesday when the Knesset convenes for a vote on the signing of a reconciliation deal with Turkey, which will include steps to ease the blockade on Gaza.
Earlier, the family of Avera Mengistu, an Israeli Ethiopian Jew from Ashkelon, had called in a recent news conference on the government to obtain information from Turkey, who has close ties with Hamas, about its son as a condition for signing the agreement with it.
25 june 2016
The parents of Israeli captive officer Shaul Aaron on Friday appealed to premier Benjamin Netanyahu to demand Turkey, which has strong ties with the Hamas Movement, to have their son released as a condition for reconciliation with it.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Aaron's parents talked over the phone with Netanyahu and demanded him to include the release of their son and soldier Hadar Goldin in the intended reconciliation deal with Turkey.
"It is unacceptable to let Turkey make achievements while our sons are being held in Gaza," Aaron's mother told Netanyahu.
The father, in turn, called on the Israeli premier to assume his responsibilities and work on getting the captive soldiers back to their families.
The family of Avraham Mengistu, an Israeli prisoner held in Gaza, asked the government in a recent news conference staged outside its house in Ashkelon to demand Turkey as a condition for signing a settlement agreement with it to obtain information from Hamas about its son.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Aaron's parents talked over the phone with Netanyahu and demanded him to include the release of their son and soldier Hadar Goldin in the intended reconciliation deal with Turkey.
"It is unacceptable to let Turkey make achievements while our sons are being held in Gaza," Aaron's mother told Netanyahu.
The father, in turn, called on the Israeli premier to assume his responsibilities and work on getting the captive soldiers back to their families.
The family of Avraham Mengistu, an Israeli prisoner held in Gaza, asked the government in a recent news conference staged outside its house in Ashkelon to demand Turkey as a condition for signing a settlement agreement with it to obtain information from Hamas about its son.
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