Hamas on Thursday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threats against the group, saying they complicate matters regarding the Gaza ceasefire agreement and encourage ‘Israel’ not to implement its terms.
“There is an agreement that was signed, and Washington was the mediator in it,” Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement, adding that the deal “includes the release of all (hostages and) prisoners in three stages. Hamas has implemented what it was required to do in the first stage, while ‘Israel’ is evading the second stage.”
The statement noted that the U.S. administration is required to pressure ‘Israel’ to enter negotiations on the second phase as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement.
Abu Ubaida
Later on, Hamas military spokesman, Abu Ubaida, stressed that the Israeli enemy would never be able to obtain through threats and tricks what it failed to gain in the war.
“The enemy’s threats to resume war will only bring it disappointment and will not lead to the release of his prisoners.”
The resistance possess what will hurt the enemy in any future confrontation, according to Abu Ubaida who added that the enemy’s threats are a sign of weakness and a feeling of humiliation.
The enemy’s threat to return to fighting will only push us to return to break what remains of his prestige, Abu Ubaida added.
In a televised statement, Abu Ubaida hailed the steadfastness of all the Palestinian people, greeting Yemen for voicing readiness to strike the enemy again.
Trump issued what he called the “last warning” to Hamas on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, saying, “Release all of the hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you.”
“I am sending ‘Israel’ everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say,” he said in the post.
Unlike his predecessor, Joe Biden, Trump conspicuously announces his administration’s support for the Israeli war schemes in Gaza.
A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, took effect on Jan. 19. During the initial 42-day phase of the deal, dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed.
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