Hamas assures the US that it has not violated the truce
The Islamist group Hamas this Sunday rejected the US State Department’s accusation of being on the verge of committing an “imminent violation” of the ceasefire agreement due to attacks by its militiamen against other armed clans in Gaza, and blames Israel for having armed and financed these other militias.
“These false accusations are completely consistent with misleading Israeli propaganda,” the group says in a statement, adding that it was Israel that “formed, armed and financed criminal gangs that carried out murders, kidnappings, theft of aid trucks and robberies against civilians.”
Hamas confirms that Gaza Police officers, “with broad civil and popular support,” are pursuing these gangs and holding them accountable “according to clear legal mechanisms, to protect citizens and preserve public and private property.”
The United States yesterday accused Hamas of planning “an imminent violation” of the ceasefire due to attacks against other Palestinians, alluding to the continued executions carried out by Hamas militiamen against local clans. In a statement, the US State Department added that it had informed the ceasefire guarantor countries about this imminent violation and warned that “if Hamas continues with this attack,” it will take measures to protect the population in Gaza and preserve the truce that came into effect on October 10. (Efe)
