Netanyahu: The end of the war will be after the second phase and the disarmament of Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Saturday evening about the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, under the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump, which included a prisoner exchange deal where 20 living Israeli prisoners would be released in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and more than 1,700 detainees from Gaza.

Netanyahu stated in an interview with Channel 14 that "the end of the war will come after the completion of the second phase of the agreement and the disarmament of Hamas," following a previous threat regarding the bodies of the remaining Israeli prisoners in the Strip.

In a statement issued by Netanyahu's office, he demanded that Hamas adhere to Trump's plan, saying: "Time is running out," claiming that the group knows the locations of the bodies of the Israeli prisoners.

He emphasized that "Hamas's weapons will be dismantled and the matter is settled," while the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the army and security agencies recommended against resuming fighting in Gaza and called for using other means of pressure on Hamas.

Hamas responded to these threats by stating that it is committed to the ceasefire agreement and is keen on implementing it and delivering all remaining bodies of Israeli prisoners, but clarified that the process may take some time.

Hamas said in a statement: "We affirm our commitment to the agreement and our eagerness to implement it and to deliver all the remaining bodies (of Israeli prisoners)," noting that some are buried in tunnels destroyed by the occupation, while others are still under the rubble of buildings that were bombed and demolished.

Hamas pointed out that "the Nazi occupation army that killed these prisoners is the same one that caused them to be buried under the rubble," confirming that the bodies of the prisoners it was able to reach were handed over directly.

It stressed that it needs equipment and devices to lift the rubble. It explained that this equipment "is currently unavailable due to the occupation's ban on its entry," holding the Israeli government responsible for any delay in delivering the bodies, which it said "hinders and prevents the provision of the necessary capabilities for that."

On the other hand, Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "stalling and not adhering to his obligations," stating that "Netanyahu's statements and his threat to delay the opening of the Rafah crossing (the land crossing between Gaza and Egypt) and to reduce the entry of humanitarian aid reflect his fascist government's approach to punishing our people in Gaza and manipulating the humanitarian file to achieve political gains."

On October 10, the first phase of an agreement between Hamas and the occupation to cease fire and exchange prisoners came into effect, based on Trump's plan to stop the war in Gaza.