"The agreement is over and [Hamas] is ready to fight," sources told Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya, adding that the ceasefire must be mutual and that "Gaza will not become another Lebanon."
Amid Hamas attempts to breach Gaza's Yellow Line and subsequent IDF activities to thwart the terrorists, Hamas warned US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff that it could end the ceasefire in Gaza, Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya reported on Saturday. "The agreement is over and [Hamas] is ready to fight," sources told the Saudi outlet, adding that the ceasefire must be mutual and that "Gaza will not become another Lebanon."
Hamas later that evening stated that Israeli reports that it had told Witkoff that the ceasefire was over were not true. Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook also confirmed to the Qatari outlet Al Jazeera Mubasher that the terror group had not ended the ceasefire. An American source told Walla that "Hamas has not given up yet, but has made it clear that it will not be able to accept any more Israeli attacks. Gaza will not be Lebanon for them, and I hope we can contain the situation."
Another source told the Israeli outlet, "The US is aware of the Israeli attacks and certainly understands Israel's need to protect its soldiers in Gaza after they were attacked," adding, "Hamas told us, 'It is better for us to fight and let a thousand be killed by fire under Israeli attacks than by inaction.'" Shortly thereafter, Saudi outlet Al Hadath reported that Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya had arrived in Cairo, Egypt, with a Hamas delegation. (Read More)
