Hamas stands ready to fight if war resumes in Gaza and rejects proposals to leave the territory under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, a senior official told AFP on Saturday.

Political bureau member Hossam Badran also predicted difficult negotiations ahead, suggesting the key question of disarmament could be a sticking point for the Palestinian militant group.

He was speaking in Doha — where Israel struck a Hamas meeting last month, killing six people — as a ceasefire holds in Gaza ahead of a Monday deadline for the release of Israeli hostages captured during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attacks.

However, many parts of US President Donald Trump’s proposal have still not been agreed, including Hamas’s disarmament and plans for post-war governance.

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