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        <h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Hamas: Netanyahu halting aid 'blatant violation' of ceasefire deal</h1>
        <div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Al Mayadeen English</div>
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          <div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">March 2, 2025</div>
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        <div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Hamas's
 comment comes as the Israeli occupation attempts to extend the first 
phase of the ceasefire deal to release more Israeli captives while not 
adding to "Israel's" obligations.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
<a href="https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2025/3/2/a53eaa4a-c482-4197-9437-9a90cabbd933.jpg?width=1000" tabindex="0"><img src="https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2025/3/2/a53eaa4a-c482-4197-9437-9a90cabbd933.jpg?width=1000&preset=w700" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a memorial ceremony for those killed by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, in Jerusalem, Oct. 28, 2024 (AP)" class="gmail-moz-reader-block-img"></a>
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a memorial ceremony in occupied al-Quds, on October 28, 2024 (<em>AP</em>)

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<p>Hamas affirmed on Sunday that "Netanyahu's decision to halt 
humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is a cheap act of blackmail, a war 
crime, and a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement and prisoner 
exchange."</p>
<p>The movement called on mediators and the international community to 
pressure the occupation government to stop its "punitive and unethical 
measures against more than 2 million people," adding that "Netanyahu's 
statement regarding the extension of the first phase is a blatant 
attempt to evade the agreement and avoid entering negotiations for the 
second phase."</p>
<p>Earlier on Sunday, "Israel" announced the halting of all humanitarian
 aid to Gaza and the closing of passages "until further notice," 
emphasizing that "Israel will not allow a ceasefire without the release 
of all hostages, and if Hamas continues to refuse, there will be further
 consequences."</p>
<p>Hamas emphasized the importance of the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli--qatari-delegations-arrive-in-cairo-for-gaza-ceasefi?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=exact_title&utm_campaign=%23ceasefirehttps://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-accuses-netanyahu-of-stalling-2nd-phase-of-ceasefire-a?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=exact_title&utm_campaign=%23ceasefire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second phase of the ceasefire agreement</a>;
 however, "Israel" announced that it accepted an American proposal to 
extend the current phase of the ceasefire until mid-April, as 
negotiations for the second phase failed to produce results.</p>
<h2>Israel obstructs second phase of ceasefire agreement</h2>
<p>Hamas had reiterated on February 28 its unwavering <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-urges-pressure-on--israel--to-start-second-phase-of-ga?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=exact_title&utm_campaign=%23Israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commitment to fully implementing the ceasefire</a> and prisoner exchange agreement in all its stages and details as the first phase of the deal comes to a close.</p>
<p>It called on the international community to pressure the occupation 
to fully adhere to the terms of the agreement and immediately start 
implementing the second phase of the ceasefire, as the Israeli 
delegation to Cairo attempted to extend the first phase of the ceasefire
 deal for 42 days.</p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ceasefire-talks-fail-to-advance-to-second-phase--palestinian?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=exact_title&utm_campaign=%23ceasefire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A senior Palestinian resistance official</a> informed <strong>al Mayadeen</strong>
 on March 1 that the negotiations in Cairo failed to lead towards the 
implementation of the second phase of the agreement, with the Israeli 
regime to blame for the obstruction.</p>
<p>He said the occupation is violating the ceasefire deal by delaying 
the second-phase negotiations, as Israeli leaders push towards an 
extension of the first phase, affirming that "The Israeli side is 
attempting to use blackmail tactics, but we reject any deal that is not 
part of a full-package agreement."</p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/guterres-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire--palestinian-unity-preserv?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=exact_title&utm_campaign=%23ceasefire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres</a>
 called for the preservation of the ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the 
"coming days are critical", stressing that the Israeli military must not
 maintain a long-term presence in Gaza, and emphasizing that the enclave
 should remain part of an independent, democratic, and sovereign 
Palestinian state.</p></div></div></div>
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