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Hamas ready for Gaza peace plan, urges US to pressure Israel
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Hamas ready for Gaza peace plan, urges US to pressure Israel

From CNA · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Hamas stated it is ready to implement a US-backed Gaza peace plan, urging pressure on Israel.
  • The militant group confirmed to mediators its willingness to disarm and hand over weapons to a Palestinian governing committee.
  • Israel insists it has not agreed to the latest terms, with Prime Minister Netanyahu facing internal opposition to the deal.

Hamas announced on Saturday that it remains prepared to move forward with a US-backed Gaza peace plan, calling on the United States to pressure Israel to adhere to the agreement. The militant group informed the US Board of Peace of its commitment to the plan's latest stage, which involves Hamas disarming and transferring weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing committee in the Gaza Strip.

A Hamas official, speaking anonymously to AFP, stated that "Hamas and other factions have confirmed to mediators their readiness to begin implementing the agreement and move to the second phase, provided it receives Israeli approval and that Israel begins implementing the agreement." The official added, "Hamas is urging the US administration to exert pressure on Israel to compel it to abide by the agreement and move to the second phase."

Hamas and other factions have confirmed to mediators their readiness to begin implementing the agreement and move to the second phase, provided it receives Israeli approval and that Israel begins implementing the agreement.

— Hamas officialConfirming Hamas's readiness to proceed with the peace plan.

This development follows US President Donald Trump's earlier praise for Hamas's agreement to disarm. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a challenging reelection campaign and significant opposition from his right-wing base, stated that Israel had not agreed to the "draft" presented by the Board of Peace. The Board of Peace's representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, later clarified that Israel would only withdraw after Hamas completed its disarmament.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, with civil defense reporting that about 10 people, including children, were injured across the territory. The Israeli military stated that its operations in Gaza have resulted in 1,258 Palestinian deaths since October last year, according to the territory's health ministry, while the Israeli army reported five deaths in its ranks during the same period.

Hamas is urging the US administration to exert pressure on Israel to compel it to abide by the agreement and move to the second phase.

— Hamas officialRequesting US intervention to ensure Israeli compliance.
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