Israel accuses Hamas of violating Trump's 20-point ceasefire

Israel accuses Hamas of violating Trump's 20-point ceasefire Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that Hamas “continued to violate the 20-point peace plan" advocated by US President Donald Trump.Netanyahu further said that Israel will respond accordingly.In a post on X, he said, “The Hamas terror organization continues to violate the ceasefire and President Trump’s 20 point plan. Their ongoing and continuing public refusal to disarm is an ongoing flagrant violation and again today their violent intentions and violations were confirmed by their detonation of an IED that wounded an IDF officer. Hamas must be held to the agreement that they signed on which includes removal from governance, demilitarization and de-radicalization. Israel will respond accordingly." The Hamas terror organization continues to violate the ceasefire and President Trump’s 20 point plan. Their ongoing and continuing public refusal to disarm is an ongoing flagrant violation and again today their violent intentions and violations were confirmed by their... - Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) December 24, 2025 Recommended Stories It is unclear whether the bomb was recently planted in the area by terror operatives or if it was an old explosive device. The English-language statement comes days before Netanyahu is set to fly to Florida to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss the next steps in the fragile Gaza ceasefire, The Times of Israel reported. Israel vowed on Wednesday to respond to an incident in southern Gaza’s Rafah in which a bomb exploded against an Israeli armored personnel carrier, lightly injuring an IDF officer.The officer, who serves in the Golani Brigade, was taken to a hospital, and his family was notified, the army said, as per The Times of Israel.The Israel Defense Forces said the Namer APC that was hit was involved in efforts to clear Rafah’s Jenina neighborhood - located on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line - of Hamas infrastructure.Dozens of Hamas operatives are believed to have been holed up in tunnels in Jenina, though the army has reported killing or capturing many of them, as per The Times of Israel.Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the US-brokered ceasefire plan that halted two years of war triggered by the Hamas-led invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023.The first phase of the truce stopped the fighting, but occasional deadly clashes have continued, mostly along the so-called Yellow Line that divides Hamas and Israeli-held territory, The Times of Israel reported. (ANI) Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. play games on News18 . Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .

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