WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Israeli military raid on the city of Ramallah and the targeting of human rights and women’s organizations, alongside the arrest of dozens of Palestinians in Nablus, reflect an escalation in Israeli repression policy and abuse, Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi said on Tuesday evening, stressing that these attacks will not succeed in undermining the resilience of the Palestinian people.
Mardawi affirmed that such attacks represent a further escalation of Israeli brutality and policies of repression and persecution, as well as attempts to undermine the foundations of Palestinian resilience.
Mardawi explained that the raids on human rights organizations in Ramallah and the confiscation of property and materials from the headquarters of Addameer reveal the Israeli deliberate targeting of Palestinian organizations working in the fields of human rights and humanitarian affairs, which seek to document violations and defend the rights of prisoners and citizens.
He noted that targeting these organizations will neither conceal the reality of the Israeli crimes nor silence the voices conveying the suffering of the Palestinian people. Rather, it will strengthen the determination of Palestinians, their organizations, and their political forces to uphold their rights and remain steadfast on their land.
The Hamas official stressed that the simultaneous attacks, including raids on cities, the targeting of organizations, and arrests, will not deter the Palestinian people from continuing to defend their land and holy sites.
Mardawi called on the international community, the free people around the world, and international human rights and humanitarian organizations to fulfil their responsibilities in the face of Israeli escalating attacks and crimes and to take urgent action to stop its practices and hold its leaders accountable.
Attacks by the Israeli army and settlers against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank have escalated since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
These attacks take various forms, including the killing and arrest of Palestinians, the demolition of homes and other structures, the burning of mosques and vehicles, the bulldozing of agricultural land, preventing farmers from accessing their land, the displacement of Palestinians, and settlement expansion.
