Hamas’ military leader in Gaza opposes the ceasefire, BBC includes

The BBC understands that the mediators contacted the Hamas military wing in Gaza, who indicated that he did not accept the new American ceasefire plan.

It is believed that Izz Al-Din al-Haddad believes that the plan was designed to finish Hamas, whether the group accepts it or not, and it is therefore determined to fight.

The 20 -point framework by US President Donald Trump to end the war – which has already been accepted by Israel – stipulates that Hamas disarms and has no future role in Gaza’s governance.

It is believed that some of Hamas’ political leaders in Qatar are open to accepting it with adjustments – but have found their limited influence because they do not have control of the hostages held by the group.

It is believed that there would be 48 remaining hostages, of which only 20 are considered alive.

Another stumbling block for some in Hamas is that the plan forces them to hand over all the hostages during the first 72 hours of the ceasefire-giving their only negotiation emission.

Even with Trump’s guarantee that Israel would meet the conditions, there is a lack of confidence within the group that Israel would not resume its military operations once it has received hostages – especially after trying to assassinate Hamas leaders in Doha in an air strike last month, at the challenge of the United States.

It is also believed that some Hamas leaders oppose the deployment of American and Arab states of what the plan describes as “a temporary international stabilization force” in Gaza, which they consider a new form of occupation.

In addition, a map of the withdrawals of Israeli troops proposed by the purpose of Gaza shared by the Trump administration shows what it calls a “safety buffer zone” along the borders of Gaza with Egypt and Israel.

It is not known how it would be administered, but if Israel is involved, it is also likely to be a point of discord.

In addition, since his acceptance of the plan on Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to repel several of the conditions.

In a video shared on X, he insisted that the Israeli army could remain in certain parts of Gaza and that Israel said that it would resist “would resist a Palestinian state.

This goes against the terms of the American framework, which stipulates that Israeli forces would completely withdraw “with the exception of a presence of security perimeter which will remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resident terrorist threat”.

It also indicates that once the plan is finished, there may be a “credible path to Palestinian self -determination and state”.

Hamas previously declared that it would not disarm until a sovereign Palestinian state was established.

The Israeli army launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the attack by Hamas against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, during which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

At least 66,225 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the Ministry of Health of the Territory.