Mediators Call the Violations a Breach of the Agreement.
Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey issued a joint statement condemning the continued Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, stressing that Israel must commit to all of its obligations under international law and fully honor its commitments under the ceasefire agreement. The three mediating countries said the continuation of these violations constitutes a breach of the agreement and undermines efforts to implement its second phase — particularly coming just after Hamas and Palestinian factions announced their agreement to the roadmap, including the key issue of restricting weapons under central authority. The statement warned that the ongoing attacks threaten the de-escalation process and deepen the suffering of civilians across Gaza.
A Call for Civilian Protection and International Pressure.
The mediators renewed their call to ensure full protection for civilians, medical facilities, and humanitarian workers, and to guarantee the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid and medical supplies throughout the Gaza Strip. They also urged the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and exert the necessary pressure on Israel to fulfill its obligations under international law and the ceasefire agreement, to ensure the continued implementation of the US president’s peace plan — which Trump himself described reaching an agreement on the phase-two roadmap as historic — and to prevent the undermining of efforts toward a sustainable calm, a lasting ceasefire, and an end to the humanitarian suffering in Gaza.
A Statement Issued Amid an Ongoing Wave of Strikes.
The joint statement came as Hamas said the intense bombardment it has faced killed more than 18 Palestinians and wiped entire families from the civil registry, describing it as a deliberate escalation by the Israeli government aimed at derailing the understandings reached with mediators, including the US administration, over completing implementation of the ceasefire agreement. The movement called on mediators and guarantor states to shoulder their responsibilities, condemn the attacks, and act immediately to press Israel’s government to halt them and abide by its commitments under the deal.
Israeli officials, meanwhile, struck a different tone. A senior Israeli official told army radio that no agreement had been reached to stop attacks on Gaza, and that in his view, Israel should move to fully occupy the Strip — of which it currently controls around 70% — should Hamas not disarm. Later, a spokesperson for Netanyahu’s office told Reuters that Israel had informed the United States of its concerns regarding the disarmament plan, underscoring the gap between the mediators’ calls for restraint and the Israeli government’s public positioning just hours after Hamas accepted the roadmap.
