Al-Qassam Brigades accuse Israel of evading ceasefire deal
‘The resistance has the capability to hurt the Israeli enemy in any future confrontation,' says spokesperson
Palestinian, killed after Israeli attack is brought to al-Ahli Baptist Hospital for funeral process, in Gaza City, Gaza on March 6, 2025.
ISTANBUL
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, said Thursday that Palestinian resistance forces possess the means to harm Israel, accusing Tel Aviv of attempting to evade its commitments under a ceasefire agreement.
“What the Israeli enemy failed to achieve through war, it will not obtain through threats and deception,” spokesperson Abu Ubaida said in a televised statement.
His remarks followed threats earlier in the day from Israel’s new military chief, Eyal Zamir, who vowed to resume attacks on Gaza despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which took effect on Jan. 19.
The speech also came a day after US President Donald Trump issued a similar warning, demanding that Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza immediately release all Israeli hostages.
Both Zamir and Trump ignored the fact that Hamas has upheld all terms of the ceasefire, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has blocked progress into its second phase after the first stage concluded last weekend.
In response to these threats, Abu Ubaida stressed that “the resistance remains at the highest level of readiness for all possibilities.”
He warned that Israeli threats to resume military action “will not change the resistance’s stance but will instead shatter what remains of the (Israeli) occupation’s image of strength.”
He added that the resistance has the capability to hurt the Israeli enemy in any future confrontation, calling Israeli threats a “sign of weakness and humiliation.”
“The shortest path to regional stability is forcing the Israeli enemy to abide by the (ceasefire) terms it signed,” he said.
Abu Ubaida accused Israel of trying to renege on the agreement, saying Netanyahu “is prioritizing political interests over the fate of Israeli hostages.”
He added that Palestinian factions have honored their commitments under the ceasefire deal since Jan. 19, including a structured process for prisoner exchanges.
He cautioned that any Israeli escalation in Gaza “could lead to the deaths of a number of hostages,” holding Israel fully responsible for their fate due to its refusal to honor existing agreements.
