The head of the Hamas Movement in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, called on the Islamic nation, its charitable institutions and scholars, to assume their responsibilities in strengthening the resilience of the Palestinian people and accelerating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, so that it remains “a steadfast fortress for the nation on the path to liberation.”
Al-Hayya warned of the scale of threats facing the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem amid increasing incursions and attempts to impose temporal and spatial division.
He affirmed that the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle brought about a significant shift in global awareness, contributing to breaking the Zionist narrative, expanding international solidarity with Palestine, and reinforcing the unity of the Muslim nation in confronting the dangers surrounding it.
Al-Hayya’s remarks came in a recorded speech delivered at the general assembly of Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan, held in front of Minar-e-Pakistan in the city of Lahore and attended by scholars, leaders, and politicians from several Islamic countries.
In his speech, al-Hayya expressed Hamas’s deep appreciation for Pakistan, its leadership, people, and army, recalling the supportive positions of founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who championed Palestinian rights and rejected granting any legitimacy to Israel on the land of Palestine. He also praised Allama Muhammad Iqbal and his role in strengthening Islamic identity and linking it to the causes of the nation.
Al-Hayya stressed that Palestine is “an Islamic endowment and the property of the entire Muslim nation,” and that it looks forward to a historic Pakistani role in its liberation and in supporting Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa.
The Gaza Hamas chief reiterated that the Movement “will not recognize the Zionist entity,” and that the Palestinian people and their resistance have thwarted the goals declared by Israel since the beginning of its aggression on the Gaza Strip.
In a related context, a delegation from the Movement to the conference led by Marwan Abu Ras held meetings with the head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Ali al-Qaradaghi, as well as leaders from Islamic groups and parties from participating countries, in addition to meetings with a number of Kashmiri leaders.
