Hamas says Israel must halt attacks to advance Gaza ceasefire’s 2nd phase

Palestinian group Hamas said Friday that Israel’s commitment to stop the killings and end its attacks is “the essential gateway” to advancing implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and setting a timeline for measures agreed under its second phase, Anadolu reports. In a statement on Telegram, the group said it and other Palestinian factions had engaged “responsibly and positively” with negotiations and mediators’ proposals to complete implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, describing the process as the result of “Palestinian national consensus.” “The occupation’s commitment to stopping the killing and ending its attacks is the essential gateway and the first step toward moving forward with implementation and establishing the framework and timetable for what has been agreed,” Hamas […]