The armed wing of Hamas insists on refusing disarmament and calls this condition a path to further genocide of the Palestinians. The speaker talks about unacceptable pressure.
The Izzadin Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, is currently rejecting calls to disarm. Such a demand is nothing more than an open attempt to continue the genocide against the Palestinian people and something like this cannot be accepted under any circumstances. Brigade spokesman Abu Ubajda said this on Sunday, reports TASR with reference to the Reuters agency.
- Hamas brigades reject calls to disarm.
- Disarmament is the main obstacle to the peace plan for Gaza.
- Hamas demands the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza first.
- The movement and Israel are accused of violating the ceasefire.
- Israeli officials did not respond to Hamas’ statements.
The question of disarmament of Hamas is the main obstacle to the implementation of the peace plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by US President Donald Trump. Its aim is to consolidate the cease-fire that ended two years of fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army last October.
They are accused of violating the ceasefire
Unnamed sources told Reuters last week that Hamas had told mediators it would not discuss disarmament unless there were guarantees of a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip.
It was not immediately clear whether the statements represented a formal rejection of the US plan. Since the ceasefire took effect, Hamas and Israel have repeatedly accused each other of violating its terms. Abu Ubaydah called on mediators to put pressure on Israel to fulfill its obligations under the first phase of Trump’s plan, otherwise it will not be possible to discuss the second phase.
“The enemy is the one who undermines the agreement,” Abu Ubajda said. Israeli officials did not immediately comment on his statements.
