Hamas urges unity following Palestinian Central Council meeting

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
23 Apr 2025 10:18
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Hamas calls for national unity and decisive action following the Palestinian Central Council meeting, urging an end to security coordination with "Israel" and reform of the PLO.

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A protester waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 6, 2025 (AP)

The Hamas movement affirmed on Wednesday that the Palestinian Central Council’s meeting in Ramallah—held at this critical juncture—could represent a genuine opportunity to forge a unified national stance in the face of ongoing genocide.

In a statement, Hamas noted that "the meeting came a year and a half after the outbreak of the war and was held in a partial format that neither reflects national consensus nor includes all components of the [Palestinian] people."

The group called for the meeting "to rise to the level of the Palestinian people’s sacrifices" by adopting responsible decisions to stop the war and restore a unified national position.

Demands to end security coordination, intensify resistance

It also urged the activation of previous Central Council resolutions, foremost among them ending security coordination with the Israeli occupation, severing ties with "Israel", and "intensifying resistance against the occupation and its Judaization and settlement projects aimed at turning the West Bank into fragmented, non-sovereign cantons."

The statement further called on members of the Central Council to assume their national responsibilities, reject the imposed guardianship over Palestinian political life, and take serious steps to revitalize and rebuild the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on the basis of genuine partnership and representation.

Hamas also urged the activation of legal proceedings in international courts to prosecute the Israeli occupation for its crimes.

This comes as the death toll from the Israeli war on Gaza has risen to 51,266, in addition to 116,991 injuries since October 7, 2023, according to the Health Ministry in the Palestinian enclave, with nearly 1,900 killed and 5,000 injured since "Israel" resumed its aggression on Gaza.