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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">Hamas confirms commitment to ceasefire agreement announced by mediators</h1>
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<p>DOHA, (PIC)</p>
<p>Hamas leader Ezzat Al-Resheq confirmed the Movement’s commitment to
the ceasefire agreement in Gaza announced by mediators on Wednesday
evening, emphasizing that the Movement “rejects Israeli policies of
evasion and procrastination.”</p>
<p>Al-Resheq said via his Telegram channel on Thursday that the Movement
is committed to the ceasefire agreement announced by the mediators
yesterday. This comes after the office of Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Thursday that Hamas is retracting its
agreements and creating a last-minute crisis that prevents reaching an
accord.</p>
<p>Netanyahu’s office alleged in a statement that Hamas “is retracting
from the explicit understandings reached with the mediators and Israel,
in a last-minute attempt at extortion.” It added that Israel “will not
set a date for a cabinet and government meeting until the mediators
announce that Hamas has agreed to all the details of the agreement.”</p>
<p>Qatar announced on Wednesday evening that the efforts of Qatari,
Egyptian, and American mediation succeeded in reaching a ceasefire
agreement in the Gaza Strip, set to begin next Sunday. The Qatari Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin
Abdulrahman Al Thani, confirmed at the announcement that Qatar, Egypt,
and the United States “will work to ensure the implementation of the
agreement.”</p>
<p>The announcement of the agreement received widespread international
support and joy from the Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip,
which has been subjected to a genocidal war by the Israeli occupation
forces since October 7, 2023. It was met with criticism from Israeli
far-right ministers who demand the continuation of the war.</p>
<p>Immediately after the announcement of the agreement, Hamas announced
in a statement on Wednesday that the agreement arises from the
Movement’s responsibility toward the Palestinian people to stop the
Israeli aggression against them and to put an end to the massacres and
genocide they are facing.</p>
<p>Hamas explained that the ceasefire agreement is “an achievement for
the Palestinian people and the resistance, and a decisive station in the
struggle against the enemy, on the path to achieving our people’s goals
of liberation and return,” noting that it is “the fruit of the
steadfastness of the Palestinian people and their resistance.”</p>
<p>Despite the announcement of the ceasefire agreement by the United
States, Egypt, and Qatar, Netanyahu, who has hindered reaching an
agreement since November 2023, has yet to officially announce the
conclusion of the agreement.</p>
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