Head of Hamas’s Political Bureau Ismail Haneyya on Tuesday said that Gaza is about to break an unjust blockade that lasted for 13 years.
During Eid al-Adha sermon in Gaza city Haneyya stressed that any solution reached to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza should not involve political costs.
Haneyya affirmed that efforts are in full swing to end the Israeli blockade and the punitive measures imposed on the Gaza Strip by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority.
Hamas leader added that the Palestinian people have turned the page of the “Deal of the Century” and Oslo negotiations forever calling for an end to the security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
In another context Haneyya said that talks are underway in Egypt and between the Palestinian factions on national reconciliation and Gaza situation but first of all the Palestinian Authority’s sanctions on Gaza must be lifted as soon as possible.
He also stressed the need for implementing the 2011 understandings establishing a national unity government and a national council that includes all factions and holding general elections with the participation of all Palestinians at home and abroad.
He concluded his speech by praising Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and assuring them that Palestinian resistance factions are doing their best to “break their chains” through a new prisoner swap deal.
