In a categorical manner today (02.08.2025) responded to Hamas In statements by the special envoy of USASteve Whitkov, who allegedly told relatives of hostages held in the Gaza Strip that the Islamist Extremist Palestinian organization would be disarmed.
Hamas stressed that he would not hand over the weapons unless an independent Palestinian state was established, and condemned the US official’s visit to the Gaza Strip, which he described as a “theatrical performance for impressions”.
«Our armed resistance cannot be abandoned only through the complete restoration of our national rightsthe most important of which is the establishing an independent, fully dominant Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital“Hamas said.
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It is noted that indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, aiming at a 60 -day truce in the Gaza War and an agreement to release hostages, ended last week as they were impassed.
Earlier today (02.08.2025) Steve Whitkov met in Tel Aviv with hostage relatives And she pledged that the US will do everything they can to release them and how Hamas would be held accountable for her actions while He implied that the Palestinian organization would be disarmed, something Hamas denied.
For the visit of the US Special Envoy to Gaza, Hamas said that it was “nothing more than a well -known theatrical performance aimed at misleading public opinion, to improve the image of the occupying forces and to provide political coverage to those responsible for the lake and the lake”.
Still, Hamas added: ‘The US government is a partner in the crime of starvation and genocide committed in front of the eyes of the whole world».