Hamas, Palestinian factions reject any ‘foreign guardianship' over Gaza
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine rejected in a joint statement on Friday any "foreign guardianship" over Gaza, stressing that its governance is a purely internal Palestinian matter, according to Reuters.
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Hamas official Basem Naim said that while Hamas will no longer be directly involved in governing Gaza following the implementation of US President Donald Trump's peace plan, there is no plan to fully disarm, as Naim claimed that “no one can deny us the right to resistance by all means, including armed resistance.”
When asked about the possibility of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s involvement in an interim post-war government in Gaza, Naim stated he was “very sad,” rejecting any involvement by Blair, citing that “Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, and maybe others around the world have bad memories of him.”
Hamas also affirmed its determination to “continue resistance” in pursuit of “self-determination, and the establishment of a fully sovereign, independent state with Jerusalem as its capital,” in a statement on their official Telegram channel.
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