Hamas believes that the Israeli occupation threatens the people of Gaza, and forces them to move to the southern part of the Strip, to sabotage negotiations, an informed source told Al Mayadeen.

The source added that the Resistance movement considers that negotiations cannot succeed as long as "Israel" tries to impose realities through force and crime. 

Hamas had stated in a press release that the occupation's escalation in aggression against Gaza's neighborhoods, its targeting of tens of thousands of civilians, and forcing them to abandon their homes, represent an adamance on resuming the ongoing genocide against the people of Palestine for more than nine months. 

"The enemy, which exercises the most gruesome violations and aggression against defenseless civilians, with the American administration's full support, will fail to subjugate our resilient people, no matter how much it exacerbates its crimes, and our valiant Resistance will remain heroically defiant to its fascist forces."

Hamas demanded that mediators interfere to put an end to Netanyahu's games and crimes, as well as the United Nations and international community adhere to their legal and moral responsibilities, pressure the occupation to end its genocide against Palestinians, and prosecute the occupation's war criminals for their crimes. 

A message to the people 

On its part, the Palestinian al-Mujahideen Movement said that the Israeli occupation aggravating its aggression against Gazan neighborhoods, its persistence in recklessly targeting civilians, pulverizing residential squares, and recurrently forcing Palestinians into displacement, are crimes that will remain a badge of shame pinned in humanity and the international community. 

The movement further condemned the international community's silence and inaction toward the constant Israeli crimes committed against Palestinian civilians, and the starvation, displacement, and siege tactics the occupation imposes on Palestinians in Gaza. The United States was primarily held responsible for the Israeli crimes in Gaza, for being "Israel's" sponsor. 

Hamas also warned the people of Palestine of the Israeli occupation army's plots and cautioned them not to fall prey to the psychological warfare waged by Netanyahu, stressing that the Palestinian people will not be fooled by these attempts and will foil them as they foiled all previous attempts.

The al-Mujahideen Movement confirmed, in its statement, that the Palestinian people will once again thwart all displacement plans, and that the enemy, despite its ongoing crimes, will not undermine the determination of the people or their resistance, and will not succeed in influencing the path of resistance. 

It called for escalating resistance operations on all fronts against the brutal enemy and its interests, urged the free people of the world and the forces in the nation to expand activities supporting Palestine, and called for more pressure against the occupation and its supporters to stop the genocide.

Hamas to continue fighting if ceasefire talks falter

Hamas has not presented a formal proposal or response in the ongoing negotiations but rather demonstrated flexibility in the discussions, Hamas representative in Lebanon Ahmed Abdul Hadi told Al Mayadeen on Thursday.

Abdul Hadi emphasized that Hamas aimed to outline terms they would not be ready to waver on, stressing that the flexibility they are showing pertains to the language of the proposal rather than its contents. "The core issues in the proposal remain intact," he said.

According to the Hamas representative, intermediaries have indicated a positive atmosphere in the negotiations, suggesting that an agreement could be reached.

"The ball is now in the court of the occupation and the United States to continue applying pressure on Netanyahu," Abdul Hadi stated.

Abdul Hadi asserted that the resistance is prepared for all possibilities, whether Netanyahu retracts or proceeds with the agreement.

"We are approaching this with objectivity and will continue to resist [the Israeli occupation] if no agreement is reached," he added. "If an agreement is achieved, that would be excellent."

He further noted that the resistance does not trust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or the United States but has confidence in the Resistance itself, the people, and the support fronts.