Hamas Says 'Acceptable' Gaza Ceasefire Breakthroughs Reached
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told media that discussions in Cairo had produced "acceptable approaches from the parties participating in the talks regarding the contentious issues of the ceasefire agreement" — though he declined to elaborate on the specifics of what had been agreed.
Qassem said Hamas and allied Palestinian factions had dealt "with flexibility and positivity" with proposals presented by mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, "out of a national responsibility to stop the genocide in Gaza."
The spokesman directed the onus for progress squarely at Israel and international mediators, stating: "The ball is now in the court of the (Israeli) occupation and the Board of Peace, represented by its executive director (Nickolay Mladenov,) in order to move toward real and full implementation of President Trump's vision for peace in the Strip."
He issued a stark warning about the conditions required to advance: "The matter depends on the ability of the mediators, guarantor states and the Board of Peace to compel the occupation to stop its violations, killings and siege, and to accept these approaches in order to move into the second phase of the agreement."
Hamas accused Israel of systematically undermining the ceasefire deal — which Hamas says it honoured — while Israeli forces allegedly continued military operations, demolished structures, restricted humanitarian aid, and steadily pushed the so-called Yellow Line westward. The Yellow Line demarcates Israeli military deployment zones in the east from areas where Palestinian civilians may move in the west, effectively giving Israel control over approximately 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Qassem charged that Israel had sought to "destroy the ceasefire agreement through its continued violations, daily killings, demolitions and bombardment, constantly shifting the Yellow Line westward, and restrictions on the entry of aid into the Strip."
He placed direct responsibility on the international community, saying Israel's conduct "place the mediators, guarantor states and the US administration before a political, moral and legal responsibility to pressure the occupation to stop its violations and abide by what was agreed."
The human toll cited by Qassem was stark: "Nearly 1,000 martyrs have fallen since the ceasefire in Gaza, which means the genocidal war is continuing and that we are living through an open massacre before the eyes of the world."
Approximately 2.4 million Palestinians — among them 1.5 million displaced persons — remain in Gaza under what aid organisations describe as catastrophic humanitarian conditions, with Israel accused of blocking agreed quantities of food, medicine, medical supplies, shelter materials and prefabricated housing from entering the territory.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, despite a ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 2025, Israeli forces have killed 978 Palestinians and wounded 3,097 others in near-daily strikes. Broader Palestinian figures attribute nearly 73,000 deaths and more than 173,000 injuries to Israel's military campaign in Gaza since October 2023, with women and children comprising the majority of casualties.
No immediate response was issued by Israeli officials or other relevant parties to Qassem's statements.
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