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Hamas and Islamic Jihad assert right to defend their own people

Thursday 9-August-2018

The Hamas and Islamic Jihad Movements have reiterated the Palestinian resistance’s right to defend their own people against Israel’s aggression and retaliate to its crimes in Gaza.

In Twitter remarks Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said it was time for the Palestinian resistance to fulfill its vow and avenge the martyrs’ blood.

“The valiant resistance is determined with all honor dignity and sense of responsibility to reverse the balance of the battle with the enemy and fight it with confidence and ability” Barhoum stated.

For its part Islamic Jihad said that the Palestinian resistance is committed to protecting its people in Gaza describing its retaliation to Israel’s repeated crimes and ongoing aggression as “legitimate.”

Islamic Jihad accused Israel of disregarding its obligations and ignoring the current efforts being made to avoid another war affirming that the resistance has the right to defend its people in Gaza if Israel persisted in its aggression.

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