Hamas refuses to disarm and continues to fight Israel's agents

Hamas refuses to disarm and continues to fight Israel's agents

A senior Hamas official has said the group will not disarm and may even grow after the war in Gaza. He warned other countries against cooperating with Israel in the region.

Hamas remains adamant

“Whoever wants to replace Israel in the Gaza Strip will be treated like Israel,” Osama Hamdan, a spokesman and member of Hamas’ political office, said Saturday during a panel discussion at the Al Jazeera Forum in the Qatari capital Doha. “Anyone who wants to work as an agent for Israel will have to face the consequences,” he added.

Israel's response to the situation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday that “the day after the war in Gaza, neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority will exist.” He reaffirmed his commitment to President Donald Trump's plan to create a new reality in Gaza.

The warning comes as Arab countries are hastily working on a post-war proposal as an alternative to President Trump's plan to "take over" Gaza, depopulating it and turning it into a kind of Middle Eastern "Riviera." The United Arab Emirates has said it will explore a role in a future Gaza Strip if invited by a reformed Palestinian Authority.

Hamas and the future

Hamdan made it clear that the idea of ​​disarming Hamas was not up for discussion. The group was “not wiped out” by the war and intended to regroup and grow. “I tell you, we have the opportunity to expand,” he added.

Number of victims

Although many Hamas fighters were killed by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, one revealed peer-reviewed study According to researchers at a prestigious health research university, 59% of those who died from violence in the Gaza Strip between October 7, 2023 and June 30, 2024 were women, children and the elderly.

Conflicting statements within Hamas

Hamdan's comments appeared to contradict a statement by another Hamas spokesman, Hazem Qassem, who said the group was not "holding power" and did not need to be part of the political settlements in the next phase. "Hamas is showing a lot of flexibility on this issue. The group is prioritizing aid and reconstruction for the people of the Gaza Strip," Qassem said.

The road to war

Gershon Baskin, a former Israeli hostage negotiator, described Hamdan's challenging statement as "a significant development" that has worrying implications. "It's official - Hamas wants war and rejects Egypt and Arab proposals for Gaza in advance," Baskin said on

Institutional developments in Gaza

The Hamas official's comments come as Egyptian state-affiliated media reports that Cairo is working on a post-war framework for Gaza that may exclude Hamas. Al Qahera News reported on Saturday that Egypt is making intensive efforts to form a temporary committee to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. These developments show that Hamas will no longer participate in the administration of Gaza after the war.