Statement of Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas
On the anniversary of the day when Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was launched on October 7, 2023, the Palestine Resistance Movement Hamas issued a statement titled Unwavering Faith, Determination. As reported by Palestine Chronicle, the statement reads:
"October 7 marks a historic turning point in our struggle, representing a natural response to Zionist schemes aimed at erasing our national cause, consolidating control over our land and sacred sites, Judaizing them, asserting dominance over the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, persecuting prisoners, and continuing the siege on the Gaza Strip.
"This heroic battle, led with unwavering faith, determination, strength, and capability, was carried by the Al-Qassam Brigades, alongside all Palestinian resistance factions, with the support of our people across the homeland and abroad. At the heart of this movement were the steadfast, patient, and self-sacrificing people of Gaza, standing at the forefront of the nation, defending the land and the holy sites."
"As we mark one year since the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle, we in the Islamic Resistance Movement –- Hamas offer our prayers for the souls of our people's martyrs, who ascended in our long struggle against the Zionist enemy. We also pray for the martyr leaders who sacrificed their lives in this heroic battle: our brother, the martyr leader Ismail Haniyeh, our brother, the martyr leader Saleh Al-Arouri, and the caravans of the martyrs from our nation, especially from the support and defence fronts, led by the martyr, His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the martyr leaders of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, whose blood mixed with the blood of our people on the path to liberating Al-Quds and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque."
Steadfastness
Hamas affirmed, among other things; the "steadfastness" of the people of Gaza, "their immense sacrifices, their rallying around and embracing of the resistance while remaining patient and steadfast for a full year."
"We hold the U.S. administration, a partner in this aggression, fully responsible for the continuation of these crimes and acts of genocide. We call on it to stop its biased support for the occupation and immediately act to halt this brutal genocide war," the movement stated.
Hamas also highlighted "the expansion of Zionist aggression to include Arab and Islamic countries –- Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Iran," saying it "proves once again that it poses a real threat to the security and stability of the region, as well as to regional and international peace and security.
"Now, more than ever, there is a pressing need to deter this rogue entity, isolate it, boycott it, and shut down all attempts to integrate it into our nation or normalize relations with it."
Sacrifices
Hamas thanked "the jihad and sacrifices of our brothers in Hezbollah, the Islamic Resistance, the Islamic Group in Lebanon, Ansarallah in Yemen, and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. Their steadfast support, sacrifices, and participation in aiding our people and resistance during the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle are recognized."
Hamas called on "all the forces of the Islamic Nation and its free people to join this heroic battle, gaining the honor of defending Al-Quds and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque."
"We also renew our call to our Arab and Islamic countries to take urgent steps to stop the ongoing aggression and genocide war against our people. We also urge the implementation of the resolutions from the Arab and Islamic joint summit held in Riyadh on November 11 of last year, calling for serious action to break the siege, bring aid and relief to Gaza, and cut all forms of political, diplomatic, and economic relations with the Zionist entity."
Boycotts and Solidarity
The movement thanked South Africa for filing a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and all countries that have supported the case.
"We also value all the official, popular, and partisan stances, initiatives, and activities in our Arab and Islamic world, and across the globe," it said and commended "the mass mobilization by all free peoples and those with a conscience in capitals around the world, the union movements, popular protests, and student demonstrations in universities supporting our people's rights."
Hamas called for "an escalation of solidarity activities in all arenas and fields, strengthening the boycott of the occupation, condemning its crimes, and pressuring countries, entities, companies, and organizations that support the genocide war in Gaza."
The movement also called upon "the masses of our Palestinian people in the West Bank, Al-Quds, the occupied territories, and in refugee camps and the diaspora to escalate all forms of resistance and struggle against the Zionist enemy and its schemes."
It also urged all Palestinian political factions, movements, organizations, and national figures "to unite, close ranks, and prioritize national responsibility, focusing all efforts and resources to confront this fascist aggression."
"We affirm to the entire world that there can be no compromise on our people's legitimate right to resist the occupation by all means necessary, to establish our free and independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital, and to live a life of dignity, free from siege, bombing, threats, or foreign control –- like all other peoples of the world."
(Palestine Chronicle, October 7, 2024)
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