WEST BANK, (PIC)
The large-scale military operation launched by Israel’s terrorist occupation army in the West Bank, particularly in the northern governorates, is a practical attempt to implement the plans of the extremist Zionist government, as expressed by its fascist ministers, Hamas Movement said, adding that such escalation aims to expand the ongoing brutal genocide in the Gaza Strip to include cities, towns, and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement on Wednesday, Hamas highlighted the broad targeting of Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarem, Al Khalil, and Ramallah, as well as the initiation of incursions, arrests, and systematic destruction of infrastructure, using large military forces accompanied by aerial bombardment from drones and warplanes.
Hamas emphasized that “the continued campaign of genocide by the fascist occupation government against our Palestinian people in Gaza, and the escalation of violations in the occupied West Bank through this criminal operation, is a natural result of the suspicious international silence regarding its blatant violations of all international laws and its deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians with the intent of genocide and displacement, supported by unconditional political and military backing from the U.S. administration and some Western capitals.”
It pointed out that “the criminal enemy has attempted, through its successive fascist governments over the decades, to suppress our people’s resistance in the West Bank by various means, yet it has failed to erase the idea of resistance from the consciousness of our rebellious and resistant youth.” It affirmed that “the current criminal military campaign will inevitably break against the steadfastness of our people in the cities, towns, and camps of the West Bank, and the determination of our brave youth and resistance.”
Hamas praised the heroic resistance operations by various Palestinian resistance factions in the Far’a, Nour Shams, and Jenin refugee camps against the terrorist occupation forces, including the Al-Qassam Brigades, Al-Quds Brigades, and Martyrs of Al-Aqsa, acknowledging their steadfastness and sacrifices. It mourned “the heroic martyrs who fell in this operation and all the martyrs of our people who have risen in the path of resistance to end this fascist occupation.”
Hamas issued a call to the heroic resistance fighters and the rebellious youth in all areas of the occupied West Bank, from north to south, urging a general mobilization and the escalation of all forms of resistance against the occupation and its settlers everywhere on our occupied land. “We also call on our youth and brothers in the Palestinian security forces to fulfill their responsibilities and recognize the dangers threatening our national cause, to join the sacred battle of our people, and to continue on the path of resistance until the occupation is defeated and our people achieve their freedom and right to self-determination.”
At least 11 citizens have been martyred and others injured due to attacks by the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin and Tubas early this Wednesday.
