BEIRUT, (PIC)
The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haneyya, affirmed that the resistance has informed the mediators that its firm principles are non-negotiable in stopping the Israeli aggression, the complete withdrawal of the occupation army from the Gaza Strip, lifting the siege, rebuilding, and achieving an honorable prisoner exchange deal.
Haneyya in his speech at the Arab National Conference held in Beirut on Friday said, “Our people will not accept an alternative to the resistance,” and those who wish for the defeat of the resistance will be disappointed.
He stressed that the resistance will not be deceived by the occupation’s maneuvers during the negotiations.
The Palestinian leader pointed out that Israel failed to achieve the goals of displacement, the elimination of the resistance, and the forcible recovery of its prisoners, “thanks to the courageous resistance of our people in addition to the unity of the resistance arenas and fronts.”
He stressed that the post-October 7th phase differs from what came before, because the Al-Aqsa Flood dealt a blow to the strategic value of the “Zionist entity” and deprived it of the deterrence advantage, and it is now losing global public opinion “after the failure of its intellectual terrorism called anti-Semitism in the face of the popular tide supporting the Palestinian cause.”
The Hamas leader said that Beirut is a haven for the Palestinian cause and the resistance, and that it stands today in support of Gaza and its people, with groups of the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance, led by Hezbollah, engaging in the struggle.
He added that the axis of resistance is strongly and steadfastly interacting in the Al-Aqsa flood, which has become the real option for safeguarding rights, reclaiming land, and protecting the holy sites.
Haneyya pointed out that the “Al-Aqsa flood has brought out the best of our people’s energies, enabling them to achieve legendary steadfastness despite the ongoing massacres.”
He affirmed that the Al-Aqsa flood has raised the Palestinian cause to an unprecedented global level and opened the door to recognizing the Palestinians’ right to their state on their land and soil, after the failure of all political efforts, which resulted in massive losses at the level of the cause.
He opined that the Al-Aqsa flood is a strategic correction and a herald of the great transformations “that will serve the interests of our people and our nation.”
He addressed a message to those who speak of the day after the battle, telling them that they were harbingering illusions, calling for the investment of the Palestinian sacrifices to implement the project of liberation and return, which requires Palestinian national unity based on the following three pillars:
- Forming a unified national leadership within the Palestine Liberation Organization.
- Forming a national consensus government in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Holding general and comprehensive legislative, presidential, and Palestinian National Council elections.
The Hamas leader stressed that investing in the battle of the Al-Aqsa flood requires an Arab position and a collective movement to revive “the Arab front in the face of the Zionist enemy, and to embrace, support, and participate in the Palestinian people’s resistance and confront the normalization that aims to integrate the Zionist entity into the region.”
