“Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,” the State Department said.
The US State Department said on Saturday it had informed the nations guaranteeing the Gaza ceasefire agreement of “credible reports” indicating “an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the people of Gaza.
“This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement,” the department said in a statement.
“Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,” it added.
Meanwhile, Gazan media reports claim that an Israel Navy vessel fired shots at Khan Yunis beach in the southern Gaza Strip.
This comes as Hamas returns two additional hostage remains on Saturday, following pressure from Israel and ceasefire mediators to abide by the agreement led by US President Donald Trump. The group continues to delay the return of hostage remains to Israel, a condition of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
Palestinians celebrate, after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip October 9, 2025 (credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)
Hamas called on mediators on Friday to follow up on the implementation of the remaining provisions of the deal.
The Palestinian terror group said in a statement that there was a need to complete the formation of a community support committee, which should begin its work in administering the Gaza Strip.
Hamas reasserts itself in Gaza
The terror group has sought to reassert itself in Gaza. Since the ceasefire took hold, Hamas has killed at least 32 people in a wave of killings meant to target anti-Hamas clans that had surged in the Strip.
Trump responded to the killings in a Truth Social post, saying that “if Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them.”
Trump also told CNN that he would consider allowing Israeli forces to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal.
For the first time since the ceasefire went into effect, the IDF confirmed on Friday that it targeted Hamas, striking several terrorists seen exiting a tunnel shaft and opening fire towards troops in Rafah, Southern Gaza.
Liran Haroni contributed to this report.
