GAZA STRIP (Dispatches) – The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has censured some Arab states over establishment of “diplomatic relations” with the Zionist regime, stating that normalization with the occupying regime has brought the Arab world nothing other than devastation.
“The usurping Israeli entity has offered Arabs nothing other than destruction in the aftermath of normalization of diplomatic relations with a number of Arab countries. Rising tensions across the occupied territories are likely to reach a dangerous level due to the regime’s escalatory measures,” Khaled Meshaal, head of the Palestinian group’s office in the diaspora, said.
He described normalization of ties between some Arab countries and the Zionist regime as harmful for both present and future generations of the Arab and Muslim worlds, and regional security.
“The main objective of normalization is destruction of Arab countries. It is a stab in the back of the Palestinian nation,” the senior Hamas official said.
The occupying regime, under the U.S.-brokered so-called Abraham Accords, normalized diplomatic relations with United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco in 2020.
Palestinian leaders, activists and ordinary people have repeatedly rejected Arab-Zionist normalization deals as “a stab in the back” of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Meshaal stated that the far-right Zionist cabinet led by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set escalation of tensions in Al-Quds, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and the West Bank high on its agenda, emphasizing that “Peace cannot be achieved without resistance, and it will not be sustainable otherwise.”
He noted that situation on the ground will inflame during the holy fasting month of Ramadan as a result of the Israeli regime’s persistent aggression and recurrent crimes.
“We are facing a difficult situation. Palestinian people know that the liberation of their homeland will only take place through all-out resistance.
Tensions have been rising across the occupied West Bank as Zionist troops launch raids on a daily basis under the pretext of detaining what the regime calls “wanted” Palestinians. The raids usually lead to deadly attacks against residents.
Over the past months, the occupying regime has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres says Palestinians are suffering and “living in hell” under the prolonged occupation of the Zionist regime, as tensions are high in the occupied West Bank after settlers set dozens of Palestinian homes and cars on fire in what appeared to be the worst outburst of settler violence in decades.
Guterres said in an interview with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television news network that he was following with great concern the situation in the town of Huwwara, where a Palestinian aid worker was killed, hundreds of others wounded and dozens of homes and cars were torched during the last week’s rampage by extremists.