Israeli foreign minister claims Palestinian statehood will lead to ‘Hamas state’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has criticised the growing international announcements to recognise Palestinian statehood, calling it “shocking” and a “reward” for Hamas after the attacks it led on Israel on October 7, 2023.
In a statement on X, Saar said the call for Palestinian statehood was coming at a time when there were still captives held in Gaza, and he alleged that the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank continued to “fund terrorism and persists in incitement against Israel”.
“For the State of Israel, this is a security and even existential issue of the highest order. A Palestinian state would be a Hamas state. It would be the frontline jihadist stronghold, a few kilometres from our population centres, in the continuation of the campaign against Israel,” Saar wrote.
Saar’s comments come after Britain announced it would recognise Palestine by September at the UN General Assembly unless Israel changed the situation in Gaza and France announced it would also recognise Palestine at the UN meeting.
Hamas has lost support from the population and has already said they will step down. Besides you created Hamas and you are supporting terrorist Settlers while the IDF joins in with their own daily terrorist attacks in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers destroy homes in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked houses in the area of Wadi Ubayyan, southeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Ahmed Ghazal, secretary of the Fatah Movement in Kisan, told Wafa news agency that assailants raided the homes of Nassar Rashaida and his sons, stealing belongings such as solar cells and panels.
They also vandalised and destroyed the homes.
According to Ghazal, two days ago, settlers threatened the family with forced eviction if they did not leave voluntarily.
In the Wadi Ubayyan area, seven Palestinian families are frequently subjected to attacks by settlers trying to forcibly displace them and seize their land.
Ghazal said the latest attack comes just days after the displacement of about 15 Palestinian families from a nearby area. He called on local and international organisations to intervene and protect residents from the ongoing Israeli attacks. Israeli settlements are banned under international law.
