GAZA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hamas on Thursday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of stalling on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

The negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire deal have not practically begun, although Hamas is ready to engage in them as scheduled, Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif Al-Qanou said in a statement.

Hamas is waiting for Israel to implement all the provisions of the humanitarian protocol, and "we are ready to complete the implementation of the agreement in all its stages in a way that meets our demands," the spokesman added.

"Hamas is committed to the ceasefire agreement" as long as Israel is committed to it, he stressed.

Under the terms of the ongoing three-phase ceasefire agreement, effective since January 19 with its first phase spanning six weeks, Israel was supposed to begin the talks on the second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas on February 3. Enditem

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