DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Hamas on Monday released a detailed statement accusing Israel of repeatedly violating an internationally-backed ceasefire agreement signed in Sharm El-Sheikh a month after it came into effect, urging international guarantors to take action to maintain the truce.

The agreement, brokered by US President Donald Trump, came after two years of sustained conflict in the region. According to Gaza's health ministry, the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has resulted in the deaths of over 67,000 people, the majority of whom are civilians.

In the statement, Hamas expressed appreciation to international mediators and humanitarian organizations that helped broker and monitor the truce while emphasizing its own “full and precise commitment” to the agreement and to international humanitarian law.

The group urged mediators, guarantor states, and international institutions to pressure Israel to stop what it called systematic breaches aimed at undermining the truce and preventing the return of normal life in Gaza.

Hamas says abided by the truce

According to the statement, Hamas and other resistance groups have fully complied with the ceasefire terms, including the release of 20 Israeli captives within 72 hours of the truce taking effect. The group said it continues to work with mediators and the International Committee of the Red Cross to recover the remains of deceased Israeli soldiers despite the destruction across the Gaza Strip, unexploded ordnance, and shortages of heavy equipment.

The Palestinian militant group said it has located 24 of 28 bodies of Israeli hostages and provided coordinates for additional remains in areas under Israeli control. The group insisted that it “left no pretext unaddressed,” demonstrating good faith and full compliance with both the letter and spirit of the agreement.

Israeli violations

Hamas accused Israel of undermining the ceasefire “daily and systematically,” citing 13 main categories of violations. These include killings, arrests, destruction of homes, territorial incursions, and obstruction of humanitarian aid.

The group said Israeli forces killed 271 Palestinians since the start of the truce, 91 percent of whom were civilians, including 107 children and 39 women. Another 622 people were injured, mostly civilians.

 The statement also asserted that there have been 35 arrests, continued demolition of homes inside agreed zones, and military incursions beyond the “yellow line,” the designated withdrawal boundary, as well as the blocking of UNRWA aid convoys, leaving more than 6,000 humanitarian deliveries stranded.

The group further accused Israel of returning the bodies of Palestinian martyrs “mutilated and crushed under tanks,” calling the acts war crimes. It also said Israel continues to withhold a complete list of Palestinian detainees from Gaza, providing “incomplete and inconsistent” data despite the agreement’s terms. Hamas claimed that more than 1,800 Gazans remain missing, including women, children, and a nurse identified as Tasneem Marwan al-Hams, allegedly held in Israeli custody.

Restrictions on aid and fuel

Hamas accused Israel of deliberately restricting the entry of aid and fuel in violation of the agreement’s requirement for 600 aid trucks daily, including 50 fuel trucks. It said actual aid deliveries averaged less than 200 trucks per day, while fuel shipments amounted to just 8.4 percent of what was agreed.

The group described fuel as “the oxygen of life,” essential for hospitals, transportation, and infrastructure, and accused Israel of maintaining a “planned paralysis” across Gaza. Hamas also said Israel has kept the Zikim Crossing closed, blocked key food supplies such as meat, poultry, and eggs, and prevented the entry of tents and shelter materials, allowing in only 5 percent of urgent winter needs.

Infrastructure and crossings

Hamas said Israel has not restarted the Gaza Power Plant or allowed in equipment needed for reconstruction, including materials for hospitals, water, and electricity facilities. It also accused Israel of continuing to close the Rafah crossing, which was supposed to reopen on October 20, 2025, leaving thousands of patients, students, and stranded civilians unable to travel.

The statement condemned “daily incitement” by Israeli political and military leaders to resume the war, calling it a “blatant disregard” for international commitments made during the Sharm El-Sheikh summit. Hamas said the Israeli cabinet’s decision to rename the war as “The War of Resurrection” one week after the ceasefire was evidence of Israel’s intent to continue hostilities.

A call for international action

Hamas reaffirmed its full commitment to the ceasefire and said Israel bears “full responsibility” for ongoing violations. The movement urged mediators, guarantor states, and international organizations to take immediate action to ensure adherence to the truce. It called for Israel to stop its attacks on civilians, withdraw to the agreed temporary line, reopen the Rafah and Zikim crossings, allow the entry of aid and fuel, restore UNRWA’s operations, enable infrastructure repairs, and disclose the fate of detainees and missing persons. The group also demanded the admission of medical, humanitarian, and civil defense teams to operate freely in Gaza.

US Envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem to discuss the second phase of the peace plan on Monday, with the spokesperson of the latter's office saying that the next stage entails “the disarming of Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza and ensuring Hamas will have no role in the future of Gaza ever again.”

“Phase two also includes the establishment of the international stabilization force, the details of which, of course, together are being discussed,” she added.