The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, confirmed in a video speech he delivered late on Wednesday evening that the occupation’s amendments to the latest proposal had put the negotiations aimed at reaching a truce in Gaza and exchanging prisoners in a dead end, stressing that the aggression against Rafah He also places it "in the wind", and that "the 'day after' the war will be decided by the Hamas movement along with the rest of the Palestinian factions."

Haniyeh stated that "the occupation responded to Hamas's approval of the ceasefire proposal by controlling the Rafah crossing and storming Jabalia and the Zaytoun neighborhood," adding that "the movement responded positively to the efforts of the mediator brothers in Egypt and Qatar in order to reach a ceasefire agreement and exchange of prisoners."

He said, "The occupation's amendments to the latest proposal put the negotiations in a dead end," adding that "the occupation's behavior confirms its premeditated intentions to continue the war against our people, while it does not care about its prisoners."

He stressed that "the occupation's insistence on the aggression against Rafah puts the entire negotiations in jeopardy."

Haniyeh added, "The enemy army, which was humiliated by the Al-Aqsa flood, is now trying to cover up its failure and eternal shame, by committing massacres, killing, abuse, and displacement in Gaza."

He pointed out that the movement is “in contact with our brothers in Egypt regarding what the enemy did in Rafah, especially the occupation of the Rafah crossing,” stressing “the consensus with Egypt on the need for the Israeli army to withdraw from the Rafah crossing immediately.”

He stated, "The American position continues to side with the enemy and continues to provide political support and cover for the war of genocide against our people."

The head of Hamas's political bureau said that the movement "and the Qassam Brigades are here to stay, and the movement will decide with the national community what will happen in the Gaza Strip after the war."

He added that Hamas is "confident" that "this aggression will be broken and defeated from our land no matter how long it takes," stressing that "the movement is adhering to its demands that any ceasefire agreement lead to an end to the war in Gaza."

Haniyeh said, "A large number of martyred prisoners have risen in the occupier's prisons, especially the sons and daughters of Gaza," adding: "I say to our brave prisoners that with hardship there is ease, and that the Al-Aqsa flood will bring you freedom."

He stated that "the movement of the world's students in America, Europe, Australia, Japan and others in support of our people is an unprecedented scene in history," noting that "Gaza revealed the truth about the occupier and its bloody nature and united the nation again around Palestine."

He added, "There must be close ranks with Gaza and the Palestinian people must move in all arenas and places of diaspora," noting that "the occupation is committing all kinds of atrocities and executions against our people in places of secret detention and prisons."

Haniyeh stressed that "the 'day after' the war will be decided by Hamas along with the rest of the Palestinian factions."

He said, "The enemy continues the war on Gaza and does not care about the fate of its prisoners," adding that "the resistance factions inflict losses on the enemy for the eighth month in a row."

Haniyeh stated, “The memory of the Nakba passes through us as we fight the battle of Al-Aqsa Flood, which is the prelude to liberation and independence,” adding that “76 years after the Nakba, the occupier is still living in terror and the threat of existence, and is struggling brutally for survival.”

He added: "Our heroes rub the occupier's nose in the dirt and confirm that his disappearance from our land is a Qur'anic inevitability and a historical fact."