The talks between the US and Hamas were seen by Israelis as an implicit acknowledgement of Hamas’s legitimacy and pressure on Netanyahu to proceed with the ceasefire deal.

Abu Obaida reiterated the readiness of the Palestinian resistance to fight Israel in future confrontation, despite Hamas’s continued commitment to the ceasefire deal.

The delay was announced a few days after Netanyahu revealed that he intends to restart the war in Gaza following the release of Israeli captives, and amid Trump’s recurrent calls to displace Palestinians.

Iran has rejected Trump’s declarations saying he will take over Gaza and turn it into a “riviera of the Middle East” by expelling Palestinians.

Israel continues to inflict death on Palestinians in the West Bank even after the ceasefire took effect in Gaza.

The return is seen as a victory for the Palestinian people following 15 months of Israeli genocide and mass destruction.

The assault was launched one day after the ceasefire took effect in the Gaza strip, and three days after the Palestinian Authority accepted a truce with resistance groups in the camp.

The deal will be implemented in three phases involving a permanent halt to fighting, a captives-for-prisoners swap in batches, IOF’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and the return of displaced Palestinians from the south to the north.

Qatar’s PM announced in a press conference that Israel and Hamas had reached a comprehensive three-phase agreement on a ceasefire and captives-for-prisoners swap

Statements from Israeli and US officials as well as news reports in international and Israeli media indicate that a ceasefire deal may be close to being reached.

The possibility of a ceasefire and captives-for-prisoners swap deal has inspired cautious hope as the people of Gaza continue to endure airstrikes and growing hunger.

Analysts voiced their “cautious optimism” regarding the progress of the talks, which have been marked by procrastination and the exchange of recriminations for 14 months