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Hamas, other factions reject deployment of foreign troops in Gaza

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Resistance factions media offices
  • 5 Jul 2024 18:38
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This comes amid statements by some countries supporting the deployment of international forces in Gaza, stirring up controversy.

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    The al-Qassam Brigades fighters participate in a military event in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on December 13, 2017. (AP) 

Palestinian Resistance factions opposed any plans or proposals for the governance of the Gaza Strip that go beyond a solely Palestinian administration of the besieged territory. 

The Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas released a strong-worded statement rejecting any proposals or remarks that support plans for the deployment of foreign troops in the Gaza Strip "under any justification."

The movement said that the administration of affairs in the Gaza Strip, after the war on Gaza ends, is solely a Palestinian matter, which only the Palestinian people will determine. 

Hamas stressed, "We will not allow any guardianship or the imposition of any external solutions or [plans] that detract from [the Palestinian people's] principles," which are based on their right to freedom and self-determination. 

It invited all Islamic and Arab nations to press for an end to the Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people and to assist the besieged people of the Gaza Strip.

The statement also called upon Islamic and Arab states to "fulfill their obligations toward [the Palestinian] people, their land, and the Islamic and Christian sanctities," which have been desecrated by "fascist settler criminal gangs."

Read more: Hamas maintains governance of Gaza despite extensive Israeli attacks

Saudi Foreign Minister remarks stir up controversy

On Thursday, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Faisal Bin Farhan, said that Riyadh would back the deployment of an international force in Gaza, via a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decision aimed at assisting the Palestinian Authority. 

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Bin Farhan made the remark while participating in a panel discussion at the European Council on Foreign Relations conference in Madrid.

Talks for the deployment of forces to manage affairs in the Gaza Strip, after the war on the besieged territory ends, have long been circulating in Israeli circles and international media outlets. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also suggested that "friendly" Arab states take on the responsibility of security and cultural affairs in the Gaza Strip. Among the top candidates to complete such tasks are Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. 

However, there has been no official confirmation by both states on whether they are willing to participate in such a plan. The only public announcement backing the deployment of international peacekeeping forces came via the final statement of the 33rd of the Arab Summit in Bahrain.  

Bin Farhan's remarks are of importance as it marks the first public support of Riyadh for the deployment of international forces in the Gaza Strip. 

Read more: Sayyed al-Houthi laments Arab inaction on Israeli crimes in Gaza

PFLP, Popular Resistance Committees warn against international forces plot

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also put out a statement condemning the remarks of the Saudi foreign minister, reiterating the Palestinian people's indisputable right to self-determination. 

The PFLP expressed its "outright rejection" of the remarks, adding that any attempt to deploy troops, whether via an international decision or not, would constitute a new occupation of the Gaza Strip. 

It stressed that Resistance fighters will confront any foreign plot to undermine the Palestinian people. 

Moreover, the Popular Resistance Committees affirmed positions similar to those expressed by Hamas and the PFLP, underlining that such a move would constitute an aggression against the Palestinian people. 

It emphasized that it would deal with such foreign troops the way it dealt with Israeli occupation forces.

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