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DID ISRAEL VIOLATE THE GAZA CEASEFIRE? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HAMAS’S
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Al Jazeera Staff
February 11, 2025
Al Jazeera
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_ Hamas says it will halt its captive releases until Israel complies
with the terms of the ceasefire agreed between them. _

People walk with belongings along al-Rashid Street between Gaza City
and Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on February 10, 2025 as
displaced people return home amid the current ceasefire deal in the
war between Israel and Hamas, [Eyad Baba/AFP]

 

Hamas says Israeli ceasefire violations reached the point that it
would no longer hold up its end of the bargain – and will delay the
release of an upcoming batch of Israeli captives indefinitely.

Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing the Qassam Brigades,
said on Monday: “The resistance leadership monitored the enemy’s
violations and their non-compliance with the terms of the agreement
… Meanwhile, the resistance fulfilled all its obligations.”

Not responding to the accusations of violating the ceasefire, Israeli
Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Hamas’s position was a “complete
violation of the ceasefire agreement”.

What happened? Who violated the ceasefire? What next? Here’s what we
know:

What does the ceasefire say?

According to details released about the pact, the ceasefire has been
designed in three, six-week, phases characterised by a halt in
military operations and moving towards total calm and reconstruction
of Gaza.

We are currently halfway through the first phase and, in those three
weeks, 21 captives taken from Israel have been released by Hamas, of a
total of 33 to be released.

Each release has been matched by Israel releasing hundreds of
Palestinians it rounded up into its jails, with more than 730 being
released so far under the deal.

In this phase, Israeli soldiers are to withdraw from parts of Gaza
that they have occupied and specific levels of aid should be allowed
into Gaza to bring its population back from the starvation Israel
imposed.

Did Israel violate the ceasefire?

Yes.

Israel is still killing people in Gaza, according to daily reports
from the Ministry of Health in the enclave.

In terms of aid, Israel allowed only 8,500 trucks of food and basic
aid items into Gaza so far, when according to the ceasefire terms, it
should have been 12,000 trucks.

In terms of shelter, 200,000 tents are stipulated in the first phase,
but only 10 percent have been allowed in so far – halfway through
the first phase – and none of the promised 60,000 mobile homes.

On top of that, 50 desperately sick or injured people were supposed to
be allowed out of Gaza daily with family members accompanying them –
that should have been 1,000 people so far but the Health Ministry says
only 120 patients have been allowed to leave.

Also at issue was Israel dragging its heels on allowing people to
return to their homes in northern Gaza, a clear part of the agreement.

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Did Hamas violate the ceasefire?

Hamas says it has met all obligations so far.

But on January 25, Israel said Hamas had not freed a female Israeli
civilian captive as promised, and retaliated by delaying the return of
Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza.

The captive, Arbel Yehoud, was eventually released.

What’s Hamas’s position?

Abu Obeida said Hamas would pause implementing the agreement due to
Israel’s violations but they are open to resuming if Israel agrees
to comply.

Hamas said it has complied with the deal and accused Israel of
delaying the return of displaced people to northern Gaza, killing
Palestinians, and hindering the entry of necessities and equipment to
remove debris and find bodies.

“Hamas intentionally made this announcement five full days before
the scheduled release of the prisoners to give mediators enough time
to pressure the occupation to fulfil its obligations and to keep the
door open for the exchange to take place on time if the occupation
adheres to its commitments,” the group said.

How has Israel reacted?

The news divided Israelis.

The pause in releasing the captives has dismayed their families and
supporters, who have protested to demand that Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu fix the situation.

It has also increased rhetoric from far-right figures who had opposed
the ceasefire anyway.

Despite resigning from his position over the ceasefire, former
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called
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massive fire attack on Gaza, from the air and land”.

What did Trump say?

The United States president suggested that all Israeli captives in
Gaza be returned in one batch by Saturday and if that doesn’t
happen, Israel should cancel the ceasefire, allowing “all hell to
break loose”.

Trump’s comments on the ceasefire – which he claims to have made
possible – have been erratic and frequently at odds with the terms
agreed to in Doha.

Under the agreement, the rebuilding and future governance of Gaza is
to be determined in a vague third stage, to take place after all
captives have been exchanged.

However, Trump has since suggested that all Gaza’s inhabitants be
expelled, adding on Saturday that those ethnically cleansed from Gaza
would not be allowed to return.

What is the situation in Gaza now?

Since the statement by Abu Obeida and Trump’s comments, people in
Gaza have been living in fear, heightened by the sound of Israeli
warplanes hovering overhead, Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid reported from
Gaza.

Prices of essential goods have started rising again, and everyone
anxiously awaits developments until Saturday.

Since the ceasefire, people have been working to clear the rubble of
destroyed homes with their bare hands or primitive tools, as heavy
machinery has not been allowed in. The bodies of countless dead people
remain under rubble that human hands cannot clear.

Hundreds of thousands of families remain without shelter as the entry
of caravans and tents is blocked, leaving them exposed to harsh winter
conditions as a severe shortage of drinking and other water forces
people to use contaminated sources or travel long distances for clean
water.

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