US Accuses Hamas of Planning Attack on Gaza Civilians, Hamas Denies and Calls It Israeli Propaganda

The U.S. State Department says it has credible reports that Hamas is planning an imminent attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza that would violate the ceasefire.

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Hamas rejects this claim as false and calls it Israeli propaganda.

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West Asian outlets report Hamas accusing Washington of giving political cover to Israeli aggression and urging the U.S. to stop echoing Israel’s narrative.

Western mainstream outlets emphasize the U.S. warning and potential protective measures.

Israeli media detail mediator pressure and U.S. officials’ visits tied to enforcing ceasefire terms.

Several sources note U.S. and CENTCOM messaging that frames any Hamas attack as a serious breach requiring action.

Hamas counters that Israeli forces and Israeli-backed gangs are the ones attacking Palestinians under the ceasefire.

Ceasefire terms are under strain over the Rafah crossing and the return of dead hostages’ remains.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will keep Rafah closed until Hamas returns all bodies, directly blocking aid and travel for Gaza’s population.

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Gaza media and West Asian outlets report this as a ceasefire violation that intensifies the humanitarian crisis.

Humanitarian groups and Western outlets note that the ICRC is preparing to collect bodies, and that Hamas has returned all living hostages but only part of the deceased.

The number of returned deceased varies across reports, with some citing 10 of 28 and others 12 of 28, while Israeli and U.S. outlets report two more coffins delivered for identification.

This dispute underscores how Israel’s closure of Rafah is punishing civilians and restricting aid during a ceasefire that was brokered with hostage-prisoner swaps.

During the ceasefire, Israel has continued killing Palestinians.

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Israeli forces fired a tank shell that killed 11 members of a Palestinian family.

An Israeli strike on a Gaza bus killed 11 more civilians, including women and children.

The IDF also reported killing five Palestinians near Gaza City, which Palestinian Civil Defence says occurred inside a safe zone.

Western Mainstream and Asian outlets record these killings while Israeli officials claim they hit a suspicious vehicle near a poorly marked boundary.

West Asian and Western Mainstream sources also document Gaza media accusing Israel of ceasefire violations that cause Palestinian casualties, calling for UN intervention.

Multiple outlets report internal abuses and power struggles within Gaza.

BBC Verify and CBS show videos of public executions by gunmen believed to be Hamas.

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West Asian and other outlets claim Israel has created and armed criminal gangs that attack Palestinians.

شفق نيوز reports that rights groups allege executions without trial and detentions by Hamas.

Hamas states that Gaza police are cracking down on gangs.

Sky News and The Week add that anti-Hamas militias operate from Israeli-controlled areas.

Israeli officials acknowledge support for rival gangs.

U.S. and regional sources say Washington is considering safe zones and other measures to protect civilians if Hamas attacks.

Hamas insists it is policing criminals and not violating the ceasefire.

Several sources describe a humanitarian catastrophe that rights bodies and a UN commission have labeled genocide.

BBC and Bhaskar English report at least 68,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes.

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BBC notes a UN commission accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.

The Guardian reports thousands still missing and about 10,000 bodies trapped under 60 million tonnes of rubble.

Israel keeps Rafah closed, worsening aid scarcity.

France 24 and Hindustan Times record Netanyahu’s refusal to reopen Rafah until all bodies are returned.

U.S. and allied outlets detail Washington’s threat of “protective measures” and Trump’s warnings of lethal retaliation if Hamas targets civilians again.

West Asian outlets and Gaza media call for UN intervention and insist Israel, not Hamas, is violating the ceasefire by killing Palestinians and blocking aid.