A Hamas official says that the Gaza ceasefire cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli “violations” persist, calling on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the deal.
“The second phase cannot begin as long as the occupation (Israel) continues its violations of the agreement and evades its commitments,” Hamas political bureau member Hossam Badran tells AFP, referring to the fragile ceasefire that came into effect on October 10.
“Hamas has asked the mediators to pressure the occupation to complete the implementation of the first phase,” he adds.
The second phase, which is supposed to see the deployment of an international force and the disarmament of Hamas, is supposed to begin once Hamas completes the handover of all the hostages. It still holds the body of one hostage, Ran Gvili, claiming it cannot find him.
Israel has carried out strikes across Gaza, but says they were in retaliation for attacks on troops manning the Yellow Line, which the IDF pulled back to at the start of the truce.
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