Hamas' Haniyeh calls for popular mobilization after Gaza massacre
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh underlines that the United States should be held accountable for being complicit in the massacre committed in Gaza.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks to journalists in Beirut, Lebanon, June 28, 2021 (AP)
The massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation in Al-Maamadani Hospital reflects the criminality and brutality of the enemy, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday.
The Hamas leader voiced his hope that the massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation, whose victims could be in the ballpark of a thousand according to media reports, would be a turning point and make for a "tempest that would be added to Al-Aqsa Flood."
Haniyeh held the United States responsible for the crime, saying it gave the Israeli occupation the green light to do whatever it wished for in Gaza.
"The Israeli enemy would be delusional to think that these massacres would cover up its resounding loss against our people or push them to surrender," he said. "The Resistance is ongoing, and it will not stop until the occupier leaves our land and sanctities."
Furthermore, Haniyeh called on the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank occupied al-Quds, and the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948 to confront the Israeli occupation forces on every street in occupied Palestine.
He also urged the Arab and Islamic people all around the world to take to the streets to condemn the brutal massacre, while also calling on human rights organizations and the United Nations to condemn the mass murder committed by the Israeli occupation.
"These bloodstains, despite their abundance, will remain a light and fire, a light for those who walk the path of freedom and dignity, and a fire against this invading enemy," he stressed.
The Israeli occupation carried out a massacre before the entire world as it bombed a hospital housing over a thousand civilians, killing hundreds in the process.
Palestinian media reported that Al-Maamadani Hospital was housing over a thousand people, including Palestinian refugees, patients, and media personnel.
Disclaimer: Sensitive content #Watch | Horrific scenes show the aftermath of the Israeli massacre in the Al-Maamadani Hospital in the #Gaza Strip. #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/wmeN0mD8Ui
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Preliminary reports suggest that no less than 800 people were martyred in the Israeli aggression.
The Israeli occupation forces bombed the Palestinian Hospital as Gaza continues reporting that its health sector is suffering in light of the crisis, with medicine and medical supplies being at risk of running out.
Despite global appeals to protect healthcare facilities from Israeli airstrikes and forced displacement orders, Israeli threats have targeted hospitals in the Gaza Strip, endangering the well-being of patients and the wounded. "Israel" demanded on Saturday that al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza forcibly evacuate its patients and staff within two hours.
Israeli warplanes also conducted airstrikes in the vicinity of the hospital in Tel al-Zaatar, northern Gaza, as part of their attempt to exert pressure on the hospital and expedite the displacement process.
In the same context, al-Durra Children's Hospital in the east of the Gaza Strip was forced to evacuate its staff and patients after it was pounded with white phosphorus munitions.
This situation unfolds as the healthcare system in Gaza faces a severe crisis, marked by dwindling medication supplies and electricity shortages due to the total Israeli blockade.
Palestinian Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra told Al Mayadeen, on Thursday, that Gaza was hours away from essential services completely shutting down, and the health sector is in collapse.
"Medicines are dwindling and have almost run out," Al-Qidra said, noting that only life-saving units were operating in Gaza's hospitals due to the existing fuel shortages.
