[News] Hamas: No progress to phase two as long as Israel violates phase one of the ceasefire

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Hamas: No progress to phase two as long as Israel violates phase one of the
ceasefire

Tuesday 9-December-2025
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GAZA, (PIC)

The Hamas Movement stressed on Tuesday that Israel must be compelled to
fully implement its obligations under phase one of the ceasefire agreement
before any discussion can begin regarding phase two.

Husam Badran, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, rejected statements by
Chief of General Staff of the Israeli occupation military, Eyal Zamir, who
claimed that the so-called “yellow line” represents Gaza’s “new borders.”
Badran said the remarks clearly reveal Israel’s attempt to evade the
agreement and impose new facts on the ground.

Badran said all parties overseeing the ceasefire file agree that Israel has
not fulfilled any of the commitments required under phase one. He pointed
to the continued closure of the Rafah crossing in both directions, Israel’s
obstruction of the entry of tents and caravans designated for displaced
families, the reduction of humanitarian aid, and ongoing killings and
bombardment inside the enclave.

He added that Israel’s continued demolition of Palestinian homes within
what it calls the “yellow line” is a continuation of military operations
that were supposed to stop on the first day of the agreement, underscoring
that these violations persist without any meaningful compliance.

Badran emphasized that any discussion of arrangements for phase two
“depends first on clear pressure from mediators, the United States, and all
concerned parties to compel Israel to implement every provision of phase
one.” He said phase two “cannot begin while Israel continues to violate the
agreement and evade its commitments.”

Two days earlier, Zamir said the “yellow line” separating areas under
Hamas’s control from those under Israeli control now represents the “new
border” between Israel and the Gaza Strip. He also urged preparations for
the possibility of a surprise war.

During a field tour in Gaza, Zamir described the “yellow line” as both a
“forward defensive line for settlements and a line of attack,” sending a
pointed message to the Israeli government, despite the fact that US
president Donald Trump’s plan requires Israel to withdraw from that line in
phase two in exchange for the deployment of an international stabilization
force.
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