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GAZA CEASE-FIRE

Hamas urges pressure on Israel to start next phase of Gaza cease-fire


Hamas urges pressure on Israel to start next phase of Gaza cease-fire

A Palestinian girl carries a bag as children look on in a war-damaged street west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Feb. 26, 2025, amid the ongoing truce in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP)

Hamas on Friday urged the international community to pressure Israel to enter the second phase of the Gaza cease-fire "without delay," a day before the first phase expires.

"We call on the international community to pressure the Zionist occupation (Israel) to fully commit to its role in the agreement and immediately enter the second phase of the agreement without any delay or prevarication," Hamas said in a statement.

Hamas on Friday urged the international community to pressure Israel to enter the second phase of the Gaza cease-fire "without delay," a day before the first phase expires.

"We call on the international community to pressure the Zionist occupation (Israel) to fully commit to its role in the agreement and immediately enter the second phase of the agreement without any delay or prevarication," Hamas said in a statement.