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Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 370 words · By AFP
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What to know about Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan

Hamas said on Saturday (August 8, 2026) it remained ready to proceed with a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan and urged pressure on Israel, which insists it did not agree to the latest part of the deal.

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What happened

Hamas said on Saturday (August 8, 2026) it remained ready to proceed with a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan and urged pressure on Israel, which insists it did not agree to the latest part of the deal.

Why it matters

President Donald Trump's Board of Peace that it stood by the latest stage of the plan, under which the militants would hand over weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing committee in the war-battered territory.

Common ground

"Hamas and other factions have confirmed to mediators their readiness to begin implementing the agreement and move to the second phase, provided it receives Israeli approval and that Israel begins implementing the agreement," a Hamas official told AFP.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Israeli operations in Gaza have killed 1,257 Palestinians since October last year, when the two sides agreed to a ceasefire backed by Mr. Trump, according to the territory's Health Ministry”
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No evidence was found or provided to support the claim regarding 1,257 deaths since October 2025 or a Trump-backed ceasefire from that period.
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Claim 2: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... said on Tuesday that Israel had not agreed to the "draft" presented by the Board of Peace.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the draft peace framework presented by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949), nicknamed "Bibi", is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The trial of Benjamin Netanyahu (Hebrew: משפט נתניהו, romanized: Mishpat Netanyahu), also known as the Netanyahu-Elovitch-Mozes Trial or the Publisher's Trial, began in 2020 following investigations i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ceasefire between Iran and Israel took effect on 24 June 2025, ending the Twelve-Day War. It was mediated by the United States and Qatar. On the evening of 23 June, U.S. president Donald Trump state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War_ceasefire
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Claim 3: “Nickolay Mladenov... backtracked and said Israel would withdraw only after a full disarmament by Hamas.”
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While web search results confirm Nickolay Mladenov's role as a diplomat tasked with disarming Gaza and his association with the Board of Peace, there is no second independent source provided that confirms he specifically 'backtracked' to say withdrawal would only occur after full disarmament.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nickolay Mladenov ... Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov (Bulgarian: Николай Евтимов Младенов; born 5 May 1972) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickolay_Mladenov
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 15, 2026 · Who is Nickolay Mladenov, the diplomat tasked with ‘disarming Gaza’? As the US launches ‘Phase Two’, the former UN envoy heads to Cairo to meet Palestinian faction leaders, leading a ..…
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/15/who-is-nickolay…
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web search NEUTRAL — H.E. Nickolay Mladenov ... His Excellency Nickolay Mladenov has served as the Director General of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), since February 2022. As the head of the Academy's interna…
https://boardofpeace.org/members/he-nickolay-mladenov
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Claim 4: “On Saturday, the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis reported three people injured by Israeli army gunfire.”
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Arab News reports that Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis reported three people injured by Israeli army gunfire on Saturday. Other results discuss different dates or different casualty counts, providing no corroboration for this specific event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Friday 21-August-2026.Israeli forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement in Gaza through airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting areas sheltering displaced Palestinians, as well as demolit…
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/21/368738/
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web search NEUTRAL — On Saturday, Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis reported three people injured by Israeli army gunfire. The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,382 Palestinians killed …
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2653873/middle-east
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web search NEUTRAL — Three Palestinians were killed and five injured Thursday by Israeli army gunfire and airstrikes in the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire, according to medical sources, Anadolu reports.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-3-palestinians-ki…
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Claim 5: “The Israeli army has reported five deaths in its ranks during the same period.”
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Claim 6: “Hamas... carried out the deadliest attack ever against Israel on October 7, 2023.”
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Two independent news sources (France24 and The Hindu) confirm that Hamas carried out the deadliest attack ever against Israel on October 7, 2023.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hamas... carried out the deadliest attack ever against Israel on October 7, 2023.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260803-trump-board…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hamas carried out the deadliest attack ever against Israel on October 7, 2023
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-conveys-c…
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Claim 7: “Hamas informed U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace that it stood by the latest stage of the plan, under which the militants would hand over weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing committee”
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Wikipedia entries for 'Board of Peace' and 'Gaza peace plan' confirm the existence of the Board of Peace established by Donald Trump and a multilateral agreement (Gaza peace plan) led by him to address the conflict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Peace (BoP), or the Peace Board, is an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 8: “Hamas said on Saturday (August 8, 2026) it remained ready to proceed with a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan”
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The claim is reported by The Hindu, but the other provided evidence consists of general calendar information about August or unrelated historical Gaza wars. No second independent source corroborates this specific statement from August 8, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (Hebrew: מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, romanized: Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, lit. 'Operation Strong Cliff'), and Battle of the Withered Grain (Arabic: معركة …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Gaza_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The anti-Hamas insurgency in the Gaza Strip is an ongoing insurgency in the Gaza Strip that began in May 2024. It involves clashes between the Hamas-led government and the anti-Hamas militant groups i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Hamas_insurgency_in_the_G…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primarily consist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…
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Claim 9: “Mr. Netanyahu met Monday with the Board of Peace's high representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the name 'Benjamin' and a steakhouse; there is no evidence provided that confirms a meeting between Netanyahu and Mladenov on August 4, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — By allusion to the biblical Benjamin, in French, Polish and Spanish, "Benjamin" (benjamin / beniamin / benjamín, respectively) is a common noun meaning the youngest child of a family, especially a par…
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin is often shortened to Ben, and sometimes to Benny, Benito, Benjy, Benji, etc. It is also a patronymic surname. Like many biblical names, it is popular in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim fait…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Choose a Benjamin Steakhouse near you to experience some of the top rated NYC steakhouse cuisine. Three locations in Manhattan NYC and Westchester NY.
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Claim 10: “Mr. Trump last week had hailed as a breakthrough that Hamas had agreed to disarmament under the plan”
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Multiple independent sources (Ajel English, The Straits Times, and a separate web result) confirm that Donald Trump hailed Hamas's agreement to disarm as a breakthrough under the plan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 11: “the Board of Peace saying Israel would in tandem carry out a phased withdrawal from much of Gaza.”
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The Straits Times and another web search result confirm the Board of Peace's statement that Israel would carry out a phased withdrawal in tandem with Hamas disarmament.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Peace (BoP), or the Peace Board, is an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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