The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Tuesday called on the Palestinian National Authority (ANP) to reject the 1993 Oslo Accords and engage in “armed resistance”.
Hamas’ call was made after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces were preparing for a possible large-scale operation in the West Bank.
Hamas emphasized that Netanyahu’s statements show that Israel “is not interested in a political agreement and wants to consolidate the occupation, especially over Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque,” according to al-Jazeera.
Hamas called on the PA to reject the Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 by the government of Yitzhak Rabin and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), as well as joint security agreements, and “the transition to armed resistance.”
For his part, ANP Presidency spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeina stated that Netanyahu’s statements are a clear sign of Israel’s “premeditated” intentions to shift the conflict to the West Bank when it achieves its objectives in the Gaza Strip .
Rudeina also denounced Netanyahu’s intention to impose Israeli military control over Gaza once the offensive ends as “a challenge to the international community,” including the United States, which he condemned through a veto in the Security Council United Nations. a truce.
“The United States veto was what gave the ‘green light’ to the Israeli occupation to continue the war, aggression and crimes,” denounced the spokesperson, noting that “it is in the hands” of US President Joe Biden . stop the war, according to news agency WAFA.
The day before, Netanyahu assured, behind closed doors, that both Hamas and the ANP seek the ultimate destruction of Israel and that the only difference between them is that the latter are trying to do so “in stages.” That is why they are preparing for a possible large-scale operation in the West Bank, according to Israeli media.
Source: DN
