Several Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip have denied Hamas claims that an agreement has been brokered among them to stop firing rockets across the border into Israel.
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, was the latest group to disavow the claim.
"We are categorically denying that we have released a statement on reaching agreement with Palestinian factions over suspending rocket firing at the Zionist enemy", Abu Obeida, a spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, said.
"We are amazed that such an issue be circulated in the name of Izzad Din al-Qassam Brigades without their knowledge."
Earlier, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) both denied they were party to a ceasefire.
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