Hamas claims victory after Gaza ceasefire, says Sheikh Jarrah is 'red line'

A senior Hamas figure claimed victory in the conflict with Israel on Friday in a speech to thousands of people celebrating in Gaza City after a ceasefire came into place.

"This is the euphoria of victory," said Khalil al-Hayya, the second most senior member of Hamas's political bureau in the besieged Gaza Strip. He also promised to reconstruct homes destroyed by Israeli air strikes.

Meanwhile, another Hamas official told Reuters that Israel must end its violations in Jerusalem and address damage from the bombardment of Gaza following the ceasefire, warning the group still had its "hands on the trigger".

"It is true the battle ends today but [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and the whole world should know that our hands are on the trigger and we will continue to grow the capabilities of this resistance," said Ezzat El-Reshiq, a member of the Hamas political bureau.

He told Reuters in Doha that the movement's demands also include protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and ending the eviction of several Palestinians from their home in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah, which Reshiq described as "a red line".