Hamas has warned US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that the Gaza cease-fire is “over” and they are “ready to fight,” sources told Saudi state-owned media Al Arabiya, the Jerusalem Post is reporting.
The terror group’s about-face comes after an Israeli strike on Gaza Saturday took out Hamas’ chief of weapons supply, Alaa Hadidi, which it slammed as a violation of the US-backed cease-fire.
The IDF said the strike was in retaliation to a Hamas operative crossing into the humanitarian relief zone and opening fire on Israeli troops.
Hamas’ called Israeli’s strike on Gaza Saturday that took out its chief of weapons supply a violation of the US-backed cease-fire. REUTERS
Hamas reportedly told US envoys Steve Witkoff (pictured) and Jared Kushner the Gaza ceasefire is ‘over.’ APIt shared a video of the alleged incident on X, showing a gunman dressed in all black, who Israeli officials say crossed the military withdrawal line in a vehicle “exploiting” the humanitarian route — before getting out of the vehicle and firing a long-range gun.
The gunman was shot by IDF troops and collapsed a few seconds later.
In total five Hamas operatives were eliminated Saturday in three different strikes in Rafah and Northern Gaza, the IDF said.
Another leader reportedly killed was Abu Abdullah Al-Hudaydi, operations staff commander of Hamas’ military wing, according to Saudi’s Al Arabiya.
The White House is said to have backed the Israeli strikes, the Times of Israel is reporting, citing US officials who said the terror group’s leaders are unable to rein in their operatives on the ground in Gaza.
Hamas also threatened that Gaza “will not become another Lebanon,” referring to what the group sees as a prolonged one-sided cease-fire.
