JERUSALEM — The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said on Friday the announced agreement between Palestinian factions and Israel was “inaccurate,” adding that it has reservations over the deal in its current form.
In a statement, the movement’s spokesperson said: “What has been announced regarding an agreement between the Palestinian factions and the enemy (Israel) is inaccurate, and we have reservations about it in its currently circulated form.”
The statement came after US President Donald Trump announced that an agreement had been reached for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, with Israeli forces set to withdraw in phases as the process moves forward.
Hamas said on Friday the Palestinian group will not take any steps toward disarmament before Israeli forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
In remarks to the Qatar-based Al Jazeera channel, Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas’ negotiating delegation, said the issue of disarmament is linked to Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and the territory’s reconstruction.
Hamad said Israel would have no role in the disarmament process, which would instead be carried out by a Palestinian national committee.
Trump also credited Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey for helping broker what he described as a “historic breakthrough,” saying the agreement would be implemented gradually, with an International Stabilization Force working alongside a new Palestinian police force to assume responsibility for security in Gaza.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians and injured over 174,000 others, most of them women and children, while destroying about 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure.
The ceasefire was brokered under Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, which is being overseen by the Board of Peace, which he chairs.
Source: Saudi Gazette