(Xinhua) -- A leader of the governing Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza warned on Tuesday that Hamas respects the ceasefire but will resume attacks against the Jewish state. "When we resume our operations, the world will know that Hamas is the principal part to confront the Zionist enemy," Hamas lawmaker Mushier al-Masri told reporters in Gaza.
Al-Masri said that the Hamas-led government "was still adopting the resistance choice and that this why the entire world stood against Hamas. If the government gave up this choice, things will become easy for the government." The Hamas-led government faces mounting international pressures and sanctions for refusing to recognize Israel and respect peace deals. |