Hazem Qasem, spokesman for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said the deal "does not serve the Palestinian cause," calling it "a reward for the Israeli occupation and crimes."
Hazem Qasem, af hayeenka kooxda Islaamiyiinta Falastiin ee Xamaas, ee maamusha marinka Qaza, ayaa sheegay in heshiiska "uusan u adeegayn Falastiiniyiinta," isagoo ku tilmaamay "abaalmarin ku saabsan joogitaanka Israel iyo dambiyada ay u gaystaan shacabka Falastiin."