Cairo (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Hamas dismissed a statement from the U.S. State Department on Sunday, which referenced “credible reports” suggesting that the Palestinian militant group might soon breach the ceasefire agreement with Israel.
In a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian group stated that the US allegations were wrong and
“fully align with the misleading Israeli propaganda and provide cover for the continuation of the occupation’s crimes and organised aggression against our people”.
What did the US State Department allege about Hamas?
The US State Department mentioned that Hamas is preparing an assault on civilians in Gaza, which would be a serious violation of the ceasefire, and called on mediators to pressure the group to adhere to its commitments in the peace agreement brokered with US support.
Late Saturday, the State Department announced that it had acquired
“credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the people of Gaza”,
Al Jazeera reported.
“Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,”
it stated without giving exact particulars on the planned attack.
President Donald Trump has previously cautioned Hamas not to be involved in killing civilians.
“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,”
Trump stated.
How did Hamas accuse the US of siding with Israel?
The Palestinian group called on the US to
“stop repeating the [Israeli] occupation’s misleading narrative and to focus on curbing its repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement”.
“The facts on the ground reveal the exact opposite, as the occupation authorities are the ones who formed, armed, and funded criminal gangs that carried out killings, kidnappings, theft of aid trucks, and assaults against Palestinian civilians. They have openly admitted their crimes through media and video clips, confirming the occupation’s involvement in spreading chaos and disrupting security,”
it further said in a statement.
The group further said that its police authorities in Gaza,
“with broad popular and community support, are fulfilling their national duty in pursuing these gangs and holding them accountable according to clear legal mechanisms, to protect citizens and preserve public and private property”.
