Hamas ‘military leader in Gaza appears to be rejecting the new American ceasefire plan, considering it aims to exterminate the organization, while at the same time, Hamas’ political leadership in Qatar shows a greater compromise but has a limited influence as it does not control them.

In particular, according to the BBC, the head of Hamas’ military wing in Gaza allegedly told mediators who contacted him that he did not agree with the new US ceasefire plan.

IZ al-Din al-Handad is said to believe that the plan aims to exterminate Hamas, whether or not he accepts it, and is therefore determined to continue the war.
It is noted that the 20 -point plan by US President Donald Trump to end the war, which has already been accepted by Israel, provides for Hamas’s disarmament and its exclusion from any future role in Gaza’s rule.

As the Times of Israel reports, Arab mediators have held productive talks with Hamas on the American plan to end the Gaza war, and a response from the organization could even be done throughout the day.

However, although some members of Hamas’ political leadership in Qatar willingly appear to accept certain adjustments, their influence is limited as they do not have control of hostages held by the organization.

It is believed that there are 48 hostages, of which only 20 are estimated to be alive.

Another thorn in some Hamas executives is that the plan requires to deliver all hostages within the first 72 hours of the truce, essentially losing their unique negotiating paper.

Despite Trump’s guarantee that Israel will adhere to the terms, inside Hamas there is mistrust that Israel would not restart military operations as soon as it received hostages, especially after attempting to assassinate the organization’s leadership in Doha by air.

Some Hamas leaders are also said to be opposed to the prediction of the US development plan and Arab states of a “temporary international stabilization force” in Gaza, which they consider a new form of occupation.

In addition, the map of Gaza’s gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops, presented by the Trump government, envisages the creation of a “security belt” along the border with Egypt and Israel.

It is not clear how this zone will be managed, but if Israel is involved, it is also likely to be a friction point.

At the same time, since the plan accepted the plan on Monday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have back down on several terms.

In a video posted on X, he insisted that the Israeli army would be able to remain in sections of Gaza and that Israel would “force” the creation of a Palestinian state.

This clashes with the terms of the American framework, which predict that the Israeli forces will be completely withdrawn, “except for a security presence that will remain until it is ensured that there is no resurgence of the terrorist threat in Gaza”.

The framework also states that, once the plan is completed, there may be a “credible path to Palestinian self -determination and state status”.

Hamas has previously stated that it will not be disarmed until a dominant Palestinian state is founded.