Hamas on Thursday condemned United States President Donald Trump’s duplicated social networks dangers as assistance for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ignore the Gaza ceasefire and heighten the blockade on the enclave. In a post on Wednesday, Trump required that Hamas “launch all of the captives now, not later on,” consisting of the remains of dead captives, cautioning individuals of Gaza that “you are DEAD” if captives are not released– remarks that have irritated stress in the middle of a vulnerable ceasefire.
Hamas representative Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua stated Trump’s rhetoric successfully provides Netanyahu carte blanche to revoke the ceasefire contract. “Trump’s duplicated dangers versus our individuals represent assistance to Netanyahu to avert the contract and tighten up the siege and hunger versus our individuals,” he stated in a text to Reuters. Hamas preserves that the ceasefire’s 2nd stage should now start– a stage requiring a total Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the release of all staying captives– instead of Israel’s deal of a short-term extension into April in exchange for extra captive releases without instant settlements on Gaza’s future.
Human rights supporters and UN Unique Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese decried Trump’s language as identical to motivating cumulative penalty, an act considered unlawful under worldwide law. The remarks come as a United States envoy supposedly held secret talks with Hamas– a departure from decades-old United States policy of not engaging straight with the group– in the middle of mediation efforts including Egyptian and Qatari authorities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace used no additional remark beyond repeating its assistance for the short-term ceasefire extension proposed by Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff. As the ceasefire stays on unsteady ground, both sides brace for the possibility of restored hostilities, with Hamas firmly insisting that adherence to the initial ceasefire strategy is the only course towards launching captives and ending the dispute.