Hamas says not obligated to implement Trump Gaza deal unless Israel accepts it
Hamas says not obligated to implement Trump Gaza deal unless Israel accepts it Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said the group told US envoy Jared Kushner that it would not consider itself obligated to implement any part of president Trump’s Gaza peace deal unless Israel publicly accepts it and begins implementing its obligations, including halting attacks and withdrawing from Gaza. Speaking on an Iraqi podcast, Hamdan, a former representative of Hamas in Lebanon and Iran, said the group had not agreed to surrender its weapons. He said the framework calls for heavy weapons to be restricted and stored under the authority of a Palestinian administrative committee governing Gaza, while remaining in Palestinian hands.