'Israel allows extensive humanitarian aid into Gaza ... despite Hamas violently disrupting aid convoys and UNRWA’s collaboration with them, we persist.'
The international community must insist on a democratic and moderate curriculum introduced into local Palestinian schools that will negate terrorism and promote peace.
'If we stop the war now, before all of its goals are achieved, this means that Israel will have lost the war, and this we will not allow. Therefore, we cannot, and will not, succumb to this pressure.'
As Ramadan begins, the spotlight shifts to Al-Aqsa Mosque, where recurring clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian rioters have become a grim tradition.
'Did Hamas consult the Palestinian leadership ... when it made its decision to carry out the ‘adventure’ of last October 7, which led to a catastrophe more horrific and crueler than the ‘Nakba’ of 1948?'
'We will bring the aid through a maritime route that is coordinated with the U.S. on the security and humanitarian side, with the help of the Emirates on the civilian side and appropriate checks in Cyprus.'
Israel agreed to the current 6-week ceasefire and hostage release deal, but Hamas refused anything short of a permanent cessation in the IDF's military operations.