[45691] Hamas accuses: Israel holds 2 million Gaza residents as hostages

Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement and attacking Gaza residents

The Hamas organization released an official statement today, May 1, 2026, in which it claimed that over 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip are being held as "hostages of hunger, a killing machine, and a siege" by Israel. The organization notes that the residents of the Strip are suffering from a dire humanitarian situation under what they defined as ongoing military activity.

According to reports in خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری, کانال اخبار سپاه پاسداران 🏴, and فارس بین‌الملل و سیاست خارجی – channels identified with an Iranian stance that emphasizes the resistance narrative – Hamas claims that it and other Palestinian resistance factions are "fully committed to all clauses of the agreement," while Israel is consistently violating its obligations.

In a report by فارس بین‌الملل و سیاست خارجی, it is claimed that the daily ceasefire violations are "clear evidence of the Netanyahu government's disregard for the efforts of the mediators," and an attempt by Israel "to evade and undermine the agreement." Hamas calls on the mediators and guarantor states to act immediately to ensure the implementation of the agreement and to lift the siege on the Strip.

These messages reflect the propaganda line of Hamas and its allies, which seek to place full responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on Israel, while presenting the organization as the party that adheres to international agreements.