The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has denounced this Friday the "silence" maintained by the Peace Board for the Gaza Strip and its executive director, Bulgarian diplomat Nicolai Mladenov, following the announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he has instructed the Army to occupy 70% of the Palestinian enclave.
"We condemn the silence of the Peace Board and its executive director, Nicolai Mladenov, in the face of Netanyahu's statements about his intention to control 70% of Gaza's territory," said its spokesman, Hazem Qasem, in a statement disseminated through the newspaper 'Filastin' in which he denounced that the Israeli leader's statements "constitute a violation of the ceasefire plan and the agreement" formulated by US President Donald Trump and signed in October 2025.
Qasem warned that "ignoring these statements and not condemning the occupation policies and displacement plans raises doubts about the commitment of the sponsoring parties to fulfilling their promises" and called for the countries participating in the Peace Board, a total of 28, to "take a clear stance regarding Netanyahu's statements and take measures to end the aggressive occupation policies."
These words come after the head of the Israeli government assured that Israeli forces already control "fully 60% of the Gaza Strip territory and (his) order is to reach 70%," beyond the so-called 'red line,' to which troops retreated within the framework of the aforementioned agreement and which covers more than half of the Gazan territory.
The Ministry of Health of Gaza reported this Thursday that, since the ceasefire began to be applied, 922 people have been killed and 2,786 injured, in addition to the recovery of 781 bodies in the areas from which Israeli forces withdrew.