Hamas will not take part in the formal signing of the Gaza peace deal with Israel in Egypt, news agency AFP reported quoting an official of the militant group."The matter of the official signing -- we will not be involved," political bureau member Hossam Badran told AFP in an interviewHe added that Hamas "acted principally through... Qatari and Egyptian mediators" during ceasefire talks in Egypt.

'WON'T DISARM': Hamas Rejects Phase Two Of Trump Gaza Deal; Says Weapons Necessary For Self-Defence

Badran described US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Hamas members to leave the Gaza Strip as"absurd" and said that the militant group will “repel aggression” if hostilities by Israel resume“Talk about expelling Palestinians, whether they're Hamas members or not, from their land is absurd and nonsense,” he said.He also said that disarmament, included in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, is “out of the question." "The proposed weapons handover is out of the question and not negotiable," the official said.This comes after Trump announced that Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages on Monday or Tuesday under a US-brokered ceasefire, which also involves returning the bodies of those who died in captivity."Trump has said that the issue of Hamas surrendering its weapons will be addressed in the second phase of the Gaza peace plan.