In violation of the agreement to end the Israel-Hamas War and with the knowledge of Arab mediators, Hamas has been secretly planning to continue to take a role in the future leadership of the Gaza Strip, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Tuesday morning.
The terror group chose those who support the it and its principles when appointing half of the technocratic government anticipated to take over the Gaza Strip, KAN reported. Meanwhile the Palestinian Authority was allowed to choose the other half.
Mediators, Egypt notably among them, were reportedly presented with a list of future leaders by Hamas, which KAN noted would leave the terror organization with a grip on power in Gaza.
Holding off on reconstructing Gaza
The news comes only hours after KAN reported Israel had requested the US not begin reconstruction efforts in Gaza until it was clear that Hamas was ready to disarm.
In particular, Israel wants to see all Hamas’s tunnels throughout the Gaza Strip closed up.
A Hamas official told Reuters last week that the group could not commit to disarm.