The Palestinian resistance group Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of obstructing the Gaza ceasefire agreement by attempting to introduce a roadmap that serves his political interests over the lives of Israeli hostages.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is sabotaging the implementation of the agreement for purely personal and political reasons, showing little regard for the release of the prisoners and their families’ feelings,” Hamas said in a press statement on Monday.
“The (Israeli) language of blackmail and threats of war will not work,” stressing that “the only way forward is through negotiations and commitment to the (ceasefire) agreement; otherwise, it would be just tampering with the fate of the prisoners,” the statement nead.
Hamas reaffirmed its full commitment to the ceasefire agreement and the implementation of what was agreed upon, saying it is ready to immediately begin negotiations for the second phase.
The Movement said Israel continues to violate the agreement and refuse to initiate the second phase, which reveals its intentions to procrastinate and evade responsibility.
“The agreement that was sponsored by mediators and witnessed by the world, must be enforced as the only viable path to recovering the prisoners,” it said.
