If Israel does not approve and endorse the Board of Peace's disarmament deal with Hamas, the terror group will refuse to implement it, a Hamas official told Reuters on Friday.
Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas official involved in the negotiations, said the agreement was a "comprehensive framework" that went beyond the issue of disarmament and would depend on Israel implementing the first phase of an agreement hammered out last year in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Under that agreement, he said Israel was obliged to end its attacks in Gaza and withdraw its forces to where they stood in October, as well as increase the flow of goods and aid coming into the enclave.
Only then would Hamas agree to hand over its weapons to the new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the technocratic body set up to run the enclave.
"We insisted to the mediators that Israel must abide by the agreement," he said.
German FM celebrates Gaza disarmament deal
Later, German's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul praised the agreement, calling it "hopeful news."
Wadephul announced in a post on X/Twitter that Germany was ready to support Gaza with "humanitarian aid & early recovery," and said that "additional crossings into Gaza should be opened without delay."
Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.