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<h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.15;color:black;font-size:4rem;letter-spacing:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(236,236,236);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left">Israeli violations of ceasefire deal threaten its collapse: Hamas</h1><div style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:normal;display:flex;width:750px;margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(97,97,97);font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(236,236,236);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:0px;margin:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:2.1rem;padding-left:0px;list-style:none;display:flex;color:rgb(123,123,123);font-weight:300;direction:ltr"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;display:flex;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;column-gap:3px;text-align:left">By<span style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:0px;padding-left:3px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Al Mayadeen English</span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;display:flex;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;text-align:left"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Source: Hamas Media Office <br>December 16, 2025 - <font size="1"><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-violations-of-ceasefire-deal-threaten-its-collapse">https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-violations-of-ceasefire-deal-threaten-its-collapse</a></font></span></li></ul></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(123,123,123);display:flex;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><br></div></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:2rem;line-height:1.4;color:black;letter-spacing:normal;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(236,236,236);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left">Hamas says "Israel" has committed over 800 ceasefire violations in Gaza, killing civilians, restricting aid, and threatening the collapse of the truce as talks on the deal\u2019s second phase continue.</p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(97,97,97);font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(236,236,236);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:left"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad said the Israeli occupation has manipulated and violated every clause of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, warning that continued breaches are pushing the deal "to the brink of collapse."</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Hamad said mediators have confirmed that Hamas did not commit a single violation and fully adhered to the agreement, while "Israel\u2019s" repeated breaches demonstrate a deliberate policy taken at the government level.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Israeli violations have included killings, summary executions, live fire against civilians, bombardment, and assassinations. He added that occupation forces repeatedly crossed the designated buffer zone by large distances, at times reaching nearly two kilometers past the so-called<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--fortifies-gaza-s--yellow-line---prepares-to-dig-in" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(241,123,33);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;outline:none;letter-spacing:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif" target="_blank">yellow line</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Hamad said Israeli occupation forces have committed more than 813 violations since the ceasefire took effect, averaging around 25 violations per day. He noted that Hamas has submitted detailed reports documenting every breach to the mediators and the joint operations room tasked with monitoring the agreement. "These clear and scandalous violations threaten the agreement and place it in grave danger," Hamad said, calling on<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/qatar-condemns-israeli-violations-of-gaza-ceasefire-agreemen" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(241,123,33);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;outline:none;letter-spacing:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif" target="_blank">mediators to take action</a><span> </span>to deter the occupation from continuing its violations.<br><font size="6"><br>Civilian toll and ignored mechanisms</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Hamad revealed that an agreed mechanism to form a committee addressing violations was never honored by "Israel", adding that nearly 400 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began, with more than 95% of the victims being civilians. He stressed that "Israel" has no right to target<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-announces-killing-of-senior-commander-raed-saeed-s" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(241,123,33);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;outline:none;letter-spacing:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif" target="_blank">Resistance fighters</a><span> </span>while the ceasefire remains in force, adding that the occupation has failed to present any evidence to support its repeated claims justifying such attacks.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Hamad said Israeli forces continue daily demolitions, with 145 homes destroyed since the agreement took effect, adding that there have been 392 shelling and targeting incidents during the same period. He also pointed to the continued closure of the Rafah crossing since the start of the ceasefire, noting that the occupation is preventing humanitarian cases from traveling. The Israeli regime, he said, has blocked the entry of large quantities of aid under the pretext of "dual-use" concerns, while imposing restrictions on fuel and gas supplies.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">He added that "Israel" continues to withhold information regarding detainees and missing persons, warning that the ongoing violations should not be interpreted as a sign of Palestinian weakness, saying: "We hold the occupying state fully responsible for all violations and for manipulating the agreement in an attempt to sabotage it."<br><font size="6"><br>Barrack to assess Israeli readiness</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Hamad's statements come amid an expected meeting between United States Ambassador Tom Barrack and top Israeli officials, where Barrack is expected to<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-envoy-barrack-arrives-for-talks-with-israelis-on-2nd-phas" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(241,123,33);text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;outline:none;letter-spacing:0px;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif" target="_blank">assess Israeli readiness</a><span> </span>to transition to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, negotiated under the US President Donald Trump with international mediation, centers on post-war arrangements aimed at reshaping governance, security, and the future of the Gaza Strip. It envisions a transition from a temporary truce to a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza, alongside proposals for disarming Palestinian Resistance factions and deploying a temporary international stabilization force to oversee security and agreed-to borders.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">The phase also outlines the formation of a technocratic Palestinian governing committee under international oversight and links large-scale reconstruction and aid to security and demilitarization conditions.<br><font size="6"><br>Palestinians will handle internal security: Hossam Badran</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">In this context, Hamas political bureau member Hossam Badran said Palestinians will assume full responsibility for internal security in the Gaza Strip, while any foreign presence would be limited strictly to monitoring the borders with the Israeli occupation.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">In an interview with the Russian<span> </span><i style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Sputnik<span> </span></i>news agency, Badran said all Palestinian factions have agreed on a unified stance regarding any foreign presence in Gaza, stressing that approval of an international force would be conditional on a narrowly defined mandate restricted to monitoring the ceasefire along the borders only.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">Badran added that Palestinians would administer Gaza independently, in cooperation with a committee of experts, to ensure internal security in the Strip. He emphasized that international forces would have no role whatsoever in internal security matters.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">He further noted that Hamas prefers any potential international force to include countries friendly to the Palestinian people, arguing that it is difficult to imagine the participation of states that supported the Israeli occupation during its latest war on Gaza.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3rem;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0px">At the same time, Badran said it has become practically clear that no country is prepared for genuine participation, given the widely recognized difficulty of the situation. He added, \u201cOf course, no one wants to confront the Palestinians.\u201d</p></div>
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