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New York Post · Gaza · 8 Aug 2026

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Hamas urges US to force Israel to withdraw from Gaza in 'strategic ambush'

Hamas demanded Washington pressure Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Saturday — a “strategic ambush” that comes even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already insisted the Jewish state would never agree to such a deal unless the terrorists first disarm. Under the second phase of the agreement negotiated by President Trump, the Palestinian terrorists inside the Gaza Strip would hand over their weapons, as the Israeli Defense Forces simultaneously withdraw from the territory and a technocratic government takes over. The terror group is now claiming it is ready to abide by the stipulation , a feat that could reshape the Middle East after nearly two decades of war and bloodshed. 3 Hamas said it is finally ready to lay down its weapon if Israel agrees to its part of the US-brokered Gaza peace deal. Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images “Hamas and other factions have confirmed to mediators their readiness to begin implementing the agreement and move to the second phase, provided it receives Israeli approval and that Israel begins implementing the agreement,” a Hamas official told the Agence France-Presse. “Hamas is urging the US administration to exert pressure on Israel to compel it to abide by the agreement and move to the second phase.” Explore More Israeli embassy in US honors memory of 6 hostages murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza IDF kills Palestinian terrorist commander who took Israeli hostages in Oct. 7 attacks Trump’s Board of Peace proposal has hit a roadblock amid reconstruction of Gaza Strip But Netanyahu — who is facing a tough re-election campaign this fall and fierce opposition from the far right to the Gaza peace deal — has already said Israel never agreed to withdraw before Hamas is fully disarmed. In his first public comments on the matter, Netanyahu said Tuesday the IDF would stay put until Hamas has laid down all its weapons. “President Trump thinks — or his team thinks — that they can get Hamas to disarm and demilitarize Gaza,” he said in a video address. “They sent us a draft. We did not agree to it. It was not our draft. We sent back our comments.” 3 Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election at home this fall, is insisting Israel never agreed to phase two of the deal. POOL/AFP via Getty Images The draft was the result of separate negotiations between the Trump-controlled Board of Peace and Hamas. Trump last week hailed as a breakthrough that Hamas had agreed to lay down its arms, with the Board of Peace saying Israel would in tandem carry out a phased withdrawal from much of Gaza. “This is a monumental step toward lasting peace and security,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. But Israeli officials have cast Hamas’s response in starkly different terms, warning it is using the diplomatic process to stall and ensure Israel doesn’t resume military action. 3 Phase two would be followed by the reconstruction of Gaza, which has been estimated at $71.4 billion. MOHAMMED SABER/EPA/Shutterstock “Hamas hasn’t abandoned the vision of destroying Israel,” said Brig. Gen. Ofir Mizrahi-Rozen, head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Research Department, according to the Israel Hayom newspaper. “It is apparent that there is a Hamas effort to put the ball in our court.” “This is a strategic ambush by Hamas,” added Israel Security Agency chief David Zini. Under the peace plan, the disarmament and troops withdrawal would be followed by the reconstruction of the enclave. That has been estimated at $71.4 billion by the United Nations, European Union and the World Bank in a joint assessment released in April.

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