Al-Hindi: The Palestinian people's weapon cannot be handed over to the Israeli occupation

Mohammed Al-Hindi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement, affirmed that the Palestinian people's weapon cannot be handed over to the Israeli occupation.

Al-Hindi said in an interview with "Al-Masa'iya" yesterday Tuesday (23/12/2025) that there is an increasing need for this weapon, given the occupation's continued violations of the ceasefire agreement.

He emphasized that the resistance weapon will remain in the hands of the Palestinian people and will not be handed over to any party.

Regarding what has been circulating about the resistance proposing a truce with the occupation, Al-Hindi clarified that the resistance showed flexibility with the mediators regarding reaching a truce with the occupation, confirming that the resistance did not propose a specific time period for this truce.

On the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, Al-Hindi said that Israel is the one placing obstacles and conditioning the handover of the resistance's weapon, noting that the countries that will form the international force in the Gaza Strip have refused to do this.

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement added that Israel failed to disarm the resistance over two years of war, and also rejected the participation of the Palestinian Authority in managing the Gaza Strip.

He said that the countries proposed to participate in the international force demanded more details about the locations of the force's deployment and its powers, noting Israel's rejection of Turkey's participation in the force.

Al-Hindi called on the mediators to pressure Israel to fulfill its commitments in the Gaza agreement regarding the entry of aid, warning of the continued suffering of the sector's people if Israel continues its procrastination.