Hamas Movement said that the opening of the Honduras embassy in Occupied Jerusalem is a violation of international law.
Hamas in a statement on Friday described the move as a “blatant aggression” on the rights of the Palestinian people.
It called on Honduras to reverse this step immediately and to abide by the international law and consensus that had previously rejected the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem.
The Movement also called for immediate action to support the Palestinians’ just cause and support their inherent rights to freedom and independence.
On Thursday Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inaugurated the headquarters of his country’s embassy in Jerusalem. This is the third country to move its embassy after the embassies of the United States of America and Guatemala.
UN Security Council Resolution No. 478 of 1980 considers all Israeli actions in Occupied Jerusalem invalid while the United Nations General Assembly renewed in December 2017 a call on all countries to “refrain from establishing diplomatic missions” in Occupied Jerusalem.
