Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza and defended public executions against Palestinians that followed a peace deal with Israel that ended the two sides' yearslong war.

Hamas politburo member Mohammed Nazzal claimed that "exceptional measures" needed to be taken in Gaza in a statement to Reuters addressing criticism for the public killings that took place on Monday (October 13), while also refusing to commit to the group disarming, a key demand by President Donald Trump in the deal brokered with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office issued a response to Reuters confirming it was committed to upholding its side of the ceasefire agreement.

"Hamas is supposed to release all hostages in stage 1. It has not. Hamas knows where the bodies

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