In a statement issued yesterday, the movement said the Israeli ministers’ calls reflect a “colonial and fascist mentality” and constitute a “flagrant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions.”
In a statement issued on Friday, Hamas said: “We strongly condemn the criminal American aerial aggression targeting the Ras Issa oil port in Al-Hudaydah province of the Republic of Yemen, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of dozens of civilians, including paramedics and port workers.”
Abdulmalik al-Houthi said Thursday that Israel has been starving the Palestinian for almost two months, creating terrible suffering for the people of Gaza, while the Israeli occupation army is also targeting the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank with killing, kidnapping, and systematic destruction to forcibly displace them.
‘Partial agreements on Gaza serve only as political cover for Netanyahu’s agenda of continued war, genocide and starvation,’ says head of group in Gaza and its chief negotiator
The Hamas negotiating delegation, led by Khalil Al-Hayya, held several meetings with officials from Egypt and Qatar, the two mediating states in the truce negotiations.
“Our brothers in Yemen are continuing their efforts to thwart the Zionist entity’s plans, and they stand steadfastly by the side of Gaza, which is being subjected to a genocidal war,” said Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida on Telegram.
The movement said the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on Palestinian Christians are part of its policy aimed at isolating the city in order to Judaise it.
In its statement, Hamas stressed that what Israel is doing in the Gaza Strip is not simply military pressure, but rather “a brutal act of revenge against innocent civilians.”
Hamas official Abdel Rahman Shadid pointed out that the ongoing Israeli crimes, the genocide and ethnic cleansing operations in Gaza, and the aggression, abuse and Judaisation policies imposed by the Israeli occupation and its illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank mean there is no choice but to rise up against the occupation.
“Approximately 1,100 children have been detained by the Israeli army since Oct. 7, 2023, and around 39,000 others have lost one or both parents due to the violence,” Hamas said in a statement on the occasion of Palestinian Children’s Day, observed annually on April 5.
Naim told Agence France-Presse (AFP): “We hope that the next few days will witness a real breakthrough in the war after contacts with the mediators intensified in recent days.”
In a speech delivered on International Quds Day, Mardawi emphasized that despite all attempts to sideline and eliminate it, the issue of Al-Quds and Palestine remains the central cause of the Islamic Ummah and will never be defeated.
Hamas said it had made the offer to release New Jersey native Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier in the Israeli occupation army, after receiving a proposal from mediators for negotiations on the second phase of a ceasefire deal, which has halted major fighting since 19 January but has been in limbo for two weeks as Israel refuses to begin negotiations ...
“The Hamas leadership delegation received a proposal from the mediators on Thursday to resume negotiations. The movement responded with responsibility and positivity, submitting its reply early Friday,” the group said in a statement.
In its statement, Hamas stressed that the findings require immediate intervention from states and international bodies to break their silence and compel Israel to implement the terms of the ceasefire agreement.