BEIRUT (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan hailed the Palestinian people’s legendary steadfastness in the face of the Israeli war machine that has been running for 96 days.
Speaking at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday evening, Hamdan stressed that “the Palestinian people are masters of their decisions.”
The Hamas politburo member lashed out at US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who departed Israel today amid a whirlwind tour of the region, for saying that many countries in the region are ready to invest in the future of Gaza.
“We call on the US administration once again to stop its policies that are hampering efforts to end the war,” Hamdan added, referencing American vetoes to block anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Security Council.
With regard to the trial against Israel in The Hague set to begin tomorrow, Hamdan said: “We call on the International Court of Justice not to yield to pressure from the US administration, which is a partner in the continuation of the war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”
On the other hand, Hamdan said that unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials agree to cease the aggression in the Gaza Strip and fulfill additional demands, the Israeli captives held in Gaza will not be returned to their families alive.
“The Zionist enemy’s [Israel] prisoners held by the resistance will not return alive to their families unless Netanyahu and his war chiefs comply with the conditions set by the resistance, the first of which is the complete and total cessation of their aggression against the Gaza Strip,” he said.
