The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" said that, in light of the behavior of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his rejection of the mediators' card, the attack on Rafah and the occupation of the crossing, it will hold consultations with the leaders of the Palestinian resistance factions "in order to reconsider our negotiating strategy."

Hamas added, in a press statement, that “the Israeli occupation’s rejection of the mediators’ proposal through the amendments it made to it brought matters back to square one.”

It continued: "We dealt responsibly and positively with the efforts of the mediators and showed the necessary flexibility to facilitate reaching an agreement."

The statement indicated, “The enemy army’s attack on Rafah after we announced our approval of the mediators’ proposal confirms that the occupation is evading reaching an agreement.”

Hamas stressed that “Netanyahu and his extremist government are using the negotiations as a cover to attack Rafah, occupy the crossing, and continue the war of extermination,” stressing that “the attack on Rafah will not be a picnic, and Gaza will always be a graveyard for the occupying invaders.”

In its statement, Hamas praised “the heroes of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the Al-Quds Brigades, and all the Palestinian resistance factions, who wrote the most amazing epics of heroism in confronting the enemy army and its incursions into all the axes of our steadfast sector, and their heroic operations that left a number of enemy soldiers dead or wounded in Rafah” yesterday.