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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Hamas: Israel unilaterally ending Gaza truce, exposing hostages to unknown fate
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
A senior Hamas official tells Reuters that Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
The terror group issues a statement saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s decision to resume Israel’s “aggression” against Gaza exposes the hostages “to an unknown fate.”
Hamas calls on the mediators — the US, Qatar and Egypt — to hold Netanyahu fully responsible for ending the ceasefire deal.
The terror group calls on Arab and Muslim countries to back “Palestinian resistance” aimed at “breaking the unjust blockade imposed on Gaza.”
Hamas also calls on the UN Security Council to urgently convene to issue a resolution obligating Israel to halt its “aggression.”
