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November 11, 2025

Reuters: European Officials Express Concern Over Next Phase of Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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European officials speaking to Reuters have expressed concern that the
next phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal was effectively stalled and that
reconstruction was increasingly unlikely. It comes as Israel continues
to violate the U.S.-brokered truce, killing at least 242 Palestinians
and injuring 622 since the deal came into effect on October 10th. Under
the agreement, the Israeli military currently controls a little over
half of the Gaza strip, including the southern city of Rafah and parts
of Gaza City. Nearly 2 million residents of the Gaza strip are crammed
into tent camps in the sections controlled by Hamas. This is Hamas's
spokesperson Hazem Qassam calling for the reconstruction phase to begin.

Hamas Spokesperson Hazem Qasem: "We are clearly saying that Hamas won't
be in the picture of ruling the Gaza Strip during the next day, and this
has been agreed upon. There will be a social support committee from
independent people which will rule everything in the strip. Therefore,
we are working on removing all the excuses put by all sides to prevent
reconstruction. All the regions of Gaza deserve reconstruction equally.
Hamas is ready to hand in power from now, in a way that the process of
the Gaza Strip's reconstruction starts, and this is a right of the
people of the Gaza Strip."



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