Hamas appeared to renege on key demands of President Trump’s cease-fire deal just hours after the world celebrated the end of the Gaza war — with a top official saying the terror group will not give up its arms or control over the Gaza Strip.

Spokesman Hazem Qassem claimed Monday that Hamas has no need to abide by every word of Trump’s 20-point peace plan, including calls for the terror group to lay down its arms.

“We do not need to limit ourselves to the Israeli terms and definitions related to weapons,” Qassem told the Al-Arabiya news channel.

“We will not be captives to Israeli terms or demands,” he added. “This is one of the focal points of the struggle in the next stage, after the cessation of aggression in the Gaza Strip.”

Qassem echoed Hamas’ long-standing position that it will neither give up its weapons nor cede governance over the Gaza Strip until a path is laid out for Palestinian statehood.

Trump’s plan, which saw all 20 living hostages freed on Monday, provides for how Gaza should be governed after Hamas cedes control.

However, the details of how and when that will happen have not yet been agreed upon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected any and all deals that would see a Palestinian state form.

Netanyahu’s administration has also made it clear that Hamas must disarm for the cease-fire to go through, warning that the military will not allow the terror group to continue posing a threat to the Jewish state. 

One of the stated aims of Hamas is the destruction of Israel. 

Qassem also appeared to suggest that Hamas would not completely abandon its role as the de facto governors of the Gaza Strip. 

The Hamas spokesman claimed Hamas should remain as part of the “administrative arrangements” in the Strip, but he did not specify to what extent. 

Qassem claimed that Hamas was open to allowing Palestinian technocrats to lead the management of the enclave, as laid out in Trump’s cease-fire deal. 

Hamas was also open to allowing the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank to play an active role in governance despite accusing the group of standing by and doing nothing during the two years of war. 

“Despite all our criticism, we do believe that it (the PA) is one of the national addresses, and we are ready to open a new page with it or for it to open a new page with the residents of Gaza and with the political forces and to be truly sincere in its intention to reach shared political understandings,” Qassem said. 

Along with laying out his stance, Qassem also accused Israel of violating the cease-fire on Tuesday after five Palestinians were shot and killed in Gaza City. 

The IDF claimed the suspects were the ones violating the deal after they allegedly crossed a “yellow line” and approached IDF troops operating in the Strip.  

“After multiple attempts to distance them, the suspects refused to comply, prompting troops to open fire to remove the threat,” the Israeli military said in a statement.