Hamas submits Palestinian factions’ unified response to UN’s Gaza roadmap
Group stresses need to fully implement first phase of ceasefire, particularly humanitarian protocol, and a complete Israeli withdrawal
GAZA CITY (AA) — Hamas said Sunday that it had delivered the Palestinian factions’ response to a roadmap put forward by the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, underscoring the need for a full Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
The 15-point outline was presented on May 21 by Nickolay Mladenov as a framework for carrying out the Gaza plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. It sets out mechanisms for the territory’s future, covering reconstruction, disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, the operation of an international stabilization force and the rebuilding of the police force.
The roadmap stressed that the steps pledged at the start of the ceasefire — the entry of humanitarian aid, fuel and shelter, along with the measures laid out in the Sharm el-Sheikh understandings — must be carried out before moving to the next phase.
Hamas said it had joined other Palestinian factions and the mediating countries of Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye for a series of meetings in Cairo over the past week, beginning June 6, producing a unified national position that was submitted the previous day.
The factions, it said, had approached the roadmap with a high degree of responsibility and a positive spirit, while emphasizing the need to fully implement the first phase — particularly the humanitarian protocol and an end to all forms of aggression against Palestinians in Gaza.
The group also insisted on full adherence to the roadmap’s provisions on the entry of the administrative committee and a complete Israeli withdrawal from the enclave. Its delegation in Cairo, it added, would continue meeting with mediators and factions to press ahead with implementing what has been agreed.
The roadmap builds on the 20-point plan Trump announced in September 2025, which laid out a ceasefire framework calling for the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the formation of a technocratic administration, the deployment of an international stabilization force and the disarmament of Hamas.
The first phase included a truce and prisoner exchange, a permanent ceasefire and a gradual Israeli withdrawal — though Israel has continued to breach the agreement on a near-daily basis.
Under the second phase, Israel is expected to carry out further withdrawals while an international stabilization force takes over security responsibilities, including facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza since October 2023 has killed nearly 73,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 173,000, most of them women and children, according to Palestinian figures.
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