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Hamas official says no leaders targeted in al-Mawasi

A representative for Hamas has refuted Israeli claims that an air raid that killed at least 71 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza was targeting leaders of the group.

“The truth is that these allegations are an attempt to cover up the scale of the crime and the scale of the massacre, in order to try to justify such a massacre, even though targeting this number of displaced people is not justified by anything,” Izzat al-Rashq, a member of the Hamas political office, told Reuters.

 

Houthis say ‘false claims’ cannot cover up al-Mawasi massacre

The Yemeni group’s political bureau has condemned the attack that killed dozens of Palestinians in southern Gaza, calling Israel’s leaders “war criminals” and urging accountability against them.

“The enemy’s false claims about targeting leaders in the Palestinian resistance cannot cover up the ugliness of its crimes,” the group said in a statement.


Hamas calls on West Bank to ‘defend people of Gaza’

Senior Hamas official Abdel Hakim Henini has urged Palestinians to “take action against the onslaught on their compatriots in the besieged Strip, and to stand up to Israeli settlers wreaking havoc across the West Bank”.

In a statement on the official Hamas Telegram channel, Henini said, “We reiterate how important it is for Palestinian youth to stand up to the occupying forces.

“A global war is being waged against the Palestinian people, their rights and their resistance forces. The US administration is a true partner in all the massacres being perpetrated against our people.”

Hamas hits out at Fatah official for ‘promoting false Israeli narrative’

The Palestinian group has slammed Palestinian politician and Fatah Movement member Mounir al-Jaghoub for suggesting that Hamas leaders hide among civilians after Israel’s attack on al-Mawasi that killed dozens of displaced people.

“We strongly condemn Fatah official Mounir al-Jaghoub’s statements matching and promoting the false Israeli narrative,” Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said in a statement.

Earlier today, Israel claimed that its attack on al-Mawasi, which hit an area where tents were sheltering displaced Palestinians, was targeting Hamas senior military official Mohammed Deif. Hamas denied this claim.

He accused al-Jaghoub of justifying the “ugly massacre” against women and children and called on Fatah, which dominates the Palestinian Authority, to condemn and reject his comments.