Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas
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Hamas says Netanyahu’s Gaza occupation plan confirms efforts to block the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal, urging pressure to end aggression.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approval of a plan to occupy Gaza, following its own acceptance of the mediators' proposal, confirms his insistence on obstructing an agreement, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said in a statement on Sunday.
Hamas pointed out that it had agreed to a partial deal and had expressed readiness for a comprehensive one, but asserted that Netanyahu is rejecting all solutions, noting that Israeli and American admissions confirm he is the real obstacle to exchange and ceasefire agreements.
The movement also cited admissions by the former US State Department spokesman as confirmation that Netanyahu had been employing delays and deception to thwart any agreement.
Deal only way to retrieve captives
The movement further emphasized that a ceasefire agreement is the only way to secure the release of the prisoners, holding Netanyahu fully responsible for their fate and adding, "Twenty-two months of aggression have proven the fallacy of the absolute victory that the war criminals Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Smotrich are chattering about."
Hamas concluded its statement by calling for sustained pressure, both from officials and the public, to end the genocide and the use of starvation against the Palestinian people.
Previously, on August 23, Mahmoud Mardawi, a liberated Palestinian prisoner and senior Hamas political bureau member, stressed that the movement has accepted the proposals mediated by Egypt and Qatar and backed by the United States.
“A comprehensive agreement is entirely possible, but it is Netanyahu who is preventing it from happening. He wants to continue the war in order to achieve his political goals inside the occupied territories,” Mardawi said at the time, accusing Netanyahu of refusing to send a negotiation team and instead resorting to deception and wasting time.
According to Mardawi, Hamas has no reservations about any plan that ensures a cessation of Israeli aggression, includes a comprehensive prisoner exchange, allows for the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid, and facilitates the reconstruction of Gaza under Palestinian leadership.
