The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reaffirmed its commitment to the Gaza ceasefire agreement and its implementation roadmap, as Israel continues to violate the deal and obstruct its implementation, prompting the group to call on the United States to pressure the regime to fulfill its obligations.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the movement, after reaching an agreement with other Palestinian factions on the roadmap, remains committed to the understandings reached with the mediators and the “Board of Peace.”
He stressed that Hamas stands by all provisions of the agreement and called for the roadmap to be implemented in full.
“We call upon the US administration and the Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, Mladenov, to exert real pressure to compel the occupation government to abide by the agreement, so that we may witness the launch of serious and practical steps to implement what was stated in the roadmap,” Qassem said.
His remarks came after senior Hamas member Bassem Naim said the movement was awaiting an official response from Nikolay Mladenov on the roadmap for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Earlier this week, Mladenov urged the Israeli regime’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu to halt attacks on Gaza. Israel, however, has continued its military aggression despite the “ceasefire” announced in October 2025.
The so-called Board of Peace has also linked an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza to the complete disarmament of the territory, a position that effectively reverses the terms of the agreement already reached.
Under last year’s ceasefire deal, the “yellow line”, a north-south axis cutting across the Gaza Strip, was designated as the initial withdrawal boundary for Israeli occupying forces. Further pullbacks were to take place alongside the gradual decommissioning of resistance weapons.
Israeli forces, however, failed to carry out the planned withdrawals. Instead, they continued their military aggression, crossed beyond the “yellow line” and established permanent military positions after Washington launched its so-called peace initiative in October 2025.
The revised position by the Board of Peace comes just days after US President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “historic” agreement under which Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions would surrender their weapons.
Hamas has rejected that characterization, saying it will not agree to disarm unless Israel first fulfills its own obligations under the agreement.
