Gaza ceasefire plan: Amid escalating tensions with the United States, Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday reacted to US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan to disarm Hamas, saying the US-mediated proposal is “doomed to fail”.
What did IRGC say about Hamas disarmament plan?
In a statement, IRGC vowed a “harsh and crushing” response to the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran two years ago, and said the “plot to disarm Hamas will not go anywhere and has already failed”.
“We promise the world that the pride of the unwavering anti-Zionist resistance and, by the grace of God, the final victory of Palestine over the occupiers is closer than the enemies imagine,” the IRGC said.
The IRGC termed the assassination of Haniyeh “colossal crime” and “a gross violation of the principles and norms of international law, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
“Two years after the Zionist regime’s crime of assassinating Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, the continuation of genocide and the increase in medieval Zionist crimes in Gaza, the spread of war and crime to southern Lebanon, and then the beginning of the second and third imposed wars with the support of the evil and demonic President of the United States and its terrorist army against the Islamic Republic of Iran, today, more than ever, the terrorist and criminal nature of this regime has become clear to everyone,” the statement said.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on July 31, 2024, while he was in the Iranian capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The Guards said the “comprehensive arms and political support” support to Israel by US and some Western and regional governments made them complicit and partners in crimes committed by the Zionist menace against Palestinians and the Iranian people.”
What is the Gaza ceasefire plan?
The IRGC’s reaction came after Hamas, part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance”, announced its willingness to disarm under a US-mediated ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
Under the proposed arrangement, Hamas would relinquish its weapons and transfer governance of Gaza to an independent Palestinian entity, while Israel would withdraw its forces and an international stabilisation force would be deployed.
Israel reject US-mediated proposal
While Israel has not formally responded to Hamas’ statement, far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir rejected the framework, saying, “Israel must win,” and calling the proposal “unacceptable” in a post on X.
The developments also came amid continued Israeli military operations in Gazam with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) saying it had carried out strikes in the Gaza City area and northern Gaza, claiming to eliminate Alaa Emad Khamis Taramsi, a militant from the “Army of Islam” militant organisation, and Hassan Ibrahim Shhada Kahman, a militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militant organisation.
First published on: Aug 03, 2026 12:09 AM IST
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