Tag: Gaza’s

Hamas Submits Palestinian Response To Gaza Peace Roadmap

ISTANBUL, June 15 -- Hamas said on Sunday that it submitted the Palestinian factions' response to a roadmap proposed by the UN's special coordinator for the West Asia peace process, stressing the need for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Ajansi reported. On May 21, Nickolay Mladenov presented the 15-point outline for implementing the plan proposed by US President Donald Trump regarding the Gaza Strip. Mladenov's roadmap outlines mechanisms for implementing issues related to Gaza's future, including reconstruction, disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, the operation of the international stabilisation force, and the rebuilding of the police force. The roadmap emphasised the necessity of "implementing the measures promised at the beginning of the ceasefire, including the crossing of humanitarian aid, fuel, shelters, besides the measures stipulated in the Sharm el-Sheikh understandings, before moving to the next phase." Hamas said "it, along with the Palestinian factions and the mediating countries (Egypt, Qatar and Turkiye), held numerous meetings in Cairo during the past week (starting June 6), which resulted in the formulation of a unified national position, submitted yesterday." It stressed that "the Palestinian factions dealt with the roadmap with a high degree of responsibility and positivity", emphasising "the necessity of full implementation of the first phase, particularly regarding the humanitarian protocol and the cessation of all forms of aggression against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip." Hamas also affirmed "the necessity of full adherence to what is written in the roadmap regarding the entry of the administrative committee, the complete Israeli withdrawal from the Strip." It added that "the Hamas delegation in Cairo is scheduled to continue its meetings with mediators and factions to move forward with implementing what is agreed upon." In September 2025, Trump announced a 20-point plan outlining a ceasefire framework that included the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, the formation of a technocratic administration, and the deployment of an international stabilisation force, along with a call for Hamas to disarm. The first phase of the agreement included a truce and prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian factions, a permanent ceasefire, as well as a gradual Israeli withdrawal from the enclave. Israel, however, has continued to violate the agreement on a near-daily basis. Under the second phase, Israel is expected to carry out further withdrawals from the territory, while an international stabilisation force would assume security responsibilities, including facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials. Israel's genocide in Gaza since October 2023 has killed nearly 73,000 Palestinians and injured more than 173,000, most of them women and children, according to Palestinian figures. -- BERNAMA-ANADOLU

ISTANBUL, June 15 — Hamas said on Sunday that it submitted the Palestinian factions’ response to a roadmap proposed by the UN’s special coordinator for the West Asia peace process, stressing the need for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Ajansi reported. On May 21, Nickolay Mladenov presented the 15-point outline for […]