[News] Al-Qassam says committed to ceasefire, denies ties to Rafah operations

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  Al-Qassam says committed to ceasefire, denies ties to Rafah operations

Al Mayadeen English
October 19, 2025
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The Al-Qassam Brigades reaffirm their commitment to the ceasefire in 
Gaza and deny any role or knowledge of Rafah operations, citing loss of 
communication.

  * Hamas fighters stand in formation ahead of a ceremony to hand over
    Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, February
    22, 2025 (AP)
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    Hamas fighters stand in formation ahead of a ceremony to hand over
    Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, February
    22, 2025. (/AP/)

The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, reaffirmed on Sunday 
their “full commitment” to implementing the ceasefire agreement across 
all areas of the Gaza Strip, denying any role or knowledge of recent 
incidents reported in Rafah 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/two-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-rafah-as--israel--strikes-sou>.

In an official statement, the group said: “We affirm our complete 
commitment to implementing everything that has been agreed upon, 
foremost among them the ceasefire in all areas of the Gaza Strip 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-rejects-us-accusations-of-ceasefire-violations-in-gaza>.”

The Brigades emphasized that it has “no knowledge of any events or 
clashes taking place in the Rafah area,” explaining that these areas are 
under full Israeli control. “Rafah and the surrounding zones are red 
areas that fall under the control of the occupation,” the statement read.

The brigades added that communication with their remaining units in 
Rafah has been completely severed since the resumption of hostilities in 
March 2025. “Contact has been cut off with the remaining groups we have 
there since the resumption of the war in March 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--resumes-aggression-on-gaza--reneges-ceasefire> 
of this year, and we have no information as to whether they were 
martyred or are still alive since that time,” the group said.

Al-Qassam stressed that, as a result, it has no connection to any 
incidents occurring in those areas and cannot communicate with any of 
its fighters who might still be alive there. “Therefore, we have no 
relation to any events taking place in those areas, and we cannot 
communicate with any of our fighters there, if any of them are still 
alive,” the statement concluded.


    Two soldiers killed in Rafah

Israeli media reported Sunday that two soldiers were killed and two 
others wounded in what the occupation forces described as a “security 
incident” in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

According to Israeli reports, the casualties resulted from two separate 
operations, a sniper attack and the detonation of an explosive device, 
both targeting occupation forces stationed in Rafah.

Following the incident, the Israeli occupation launched a series of 
attacks on what it claimed were “several targets” in Rafah. Local 
sources reported artillery and airstrikes across multiple areas in the 
southern city.


    'Israel' violating ceasefire

Government authorities in the Gaza Strip said that Israeli forces 
haverepeatedly breached the newly declared ceasefire 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-officials-report-47-israeli-breaches-of-ceasefire-since>, 
committing 47 documented violations since the agreement was announced 
earlier this week.

"Since the announcement of the cessation of hostilities in the Gaza 
Strip, the Israeli occupation force has committed a series of 
violations, the number of which to date has reached 47 … Due to the 
ongoing violations by the Israeli occupation, 38 people have been killed 
and 143 others have sustained injuries of varying severity," the 
authorities said in an official statement on Saturday.

The statement explains that Israeli attacks have persisted despite the 
internationally brokered deal aimed at halting the months-long genocide. 
The latest figures point to a growing civilian toll, with dozens of 
Palestinians killed and more than a hundred wounded since the ceasefire 
took effect.

The agreement, signed 
onMonday<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/trump--regional-leaders-sign-gaza-deal-in-sharm-el-sheikh-su>by 
US President Donald Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, 
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip 
Erdoğan, was intended to establish a comprehensive cessation of 
hostilities and pave the way for humanitarian relief operations in the 
besieged enclave.

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