RESISTANCE WEAPONS WERE NEVER SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS, SAYS HAMAS OFFICIAL

Thu 29 January 2026:

A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no right to claim credit for the return of Israeli captives.

Mousa Abu Marzouk said that all Israeli captives were released under agreements reached on the terms set by the resistance.

In comments reported by Al Jazeera, Abu Marzouk said Hamas has never agreed, at any stage, to hand over its weapons. He stressed that the issue of resistance weapons was never subject to negotiations at any stage.

He also said that any arrangements related to the Gaza Strip must be reached through direct understandings with Hamas, describing the movement as a key player in the Palestinian arena that cannot be bypassed.

Abu Marzouk added that Hamas had agreed, under what is known as the “Trump plan”, to a general framework aimed at stopping the war.

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He concluded by saying that the issue of resistance weapons was never raised at the negotiating table, adding that it was Netanyahu who linked the disarmament of the resistance to the return of the Israeli body, the reopening of Rafah crossing, and the reconstruction of Gaza.

Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan states that once all captives are returned, Hamas members who decommission their weapons will be given amnesty. Members of Hamas who wish to leave Gaza will be provided safe passage under the plan. The plan also states that aid must flow “freely” into the enclave, and the Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to be reopened.

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met Hamas officials in Ankara on Monday and discussed the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and humanitarian conditions in the enclave, a ministry source told Reuters.

The minister briefed the Hamas officials about Turkiye’s efforts in international platforms, including Trump’s Board of Peace, to protect the rights of Palestinians in Gaza, the source added.

Turkiye’s official Anadolu news agency reported that Fidan said efforts to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Gaza “would continue with determination”.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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