'Israel' reneged on Gaza ceasefire, US complicit in genocide: Hamas

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
18 Mar 2025 12:41
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Hamas says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu "seeking a way out of his internal crises, preferred to reignite the war at the cost of our people's blood."

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Palestinian families leave the eastern sector of the Gaza Strip following Israeli airstrikes that targeted northern and other parts of Gaza in the early hours of March 18, 2025. (AFP)

"Israel" has reneged on the ceasefire agreement, evading its obligations, and continues to commit massacres against the Palestinian people in Gaza, amid a shameful international silence, Hamas affirmed on Tuesday.

After a fragile ceasefire that lasted roughly two months, "Israel" has resumed its aggression on Gaza with intense airstrikes, resulting in an initial toll of 404 martyrs, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.

In a statement, Hamas said, "The claims made by the [Israeli] occupation regarding preparations by the Resistance to launch an attack on its forces are baseless and are merely false pretexts to justify its return to war and escalate its bloody aggression."

The Palestinian group accused "Israel" of "attempting to mislead public opinion and fabricate false justifications to cover up its premeditated decision to resume its genocidal campaign against defenseless civilians, disregarding any commitments it made."

"Hamas adhered to the agreement until the very last moment and was committed to its continuation," the statement stressed, adding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "seeking a way out of his internal crises, preferred to reignite the war at the cost of our people's blood."

US complicit in genocide

In a separate statement, Hamas considered that the US administration's admission that it was previously informed about the resumed Israeli aggression "confirms its direct partnership in the genocide" against the Palestinian people.

US President Donald Trump greenlit "Israel's" renewed war on Gaza after Hamas refused to release more captives, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an Israeli official.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Fox News interview that "Israel" consulted with the administration of President Donald Trump before launching a series of large-scale airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday.

This acknowledgment once again exposes the "blatant complicity and bias" of the US in favor of the occupation and reveals the falsehood of its claims about prioritizing de-escalation, the group pointed out.

It emphasized that by providing unlimited political and military support to the occupation, Washington "bears full responsibility for the massacres and the killing of women and children in Gaza."

Hamas urged the international community to take immediate action to hold the occupation and its supporters accountable for these crimes against humanity.

"Our Palestinian people will not retreat from their legitimate struggle until the occupation is ended and their rights are fully restored," the group underscored.