Hamas issues statement praising West Bank resistance
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Thursday praised the courage of residents in the occupied West Bank who continue to confront attacks by 'Israeli' settlers, while also mourning the death of a senior Iranian commander killed in an 'Israeli' strike.
In a statement, Hamas commended the “bravery of the people of Turmus Ayya and all areas of the West Bank,” describing their defense against what it called “terrorist settler attacks” as a reflection of Palestinian steadfastness and refusal to surrender their land and rights.
“The crimes of the occupation and its settlers in the West Bank will not shake our people’s determination nor their hold on their land,” said Hamas official Abdul Rahman Shadid. “The occupation must bear full responsibility for the consequences of its ongoing crimes across the West Bank. Our people will not abandon the path of resistance.”
Shadid reaffirmed that armed resistance remains a legitimate right under occupation and vowed that Palestinians would continue defending their land and holy sites “by all possible means.”
In a separate statement, Hamas announced the death of Brigadier General Saeed Izadi, known as Hajj Ramadan, a senior officer in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and head of the “Palestine file.” Izadi was killed in an 'Israeli' airstrike during the recent escalation targeting Iranian positions.
Hamas called Izadi a “pillar of support” for Palestinian resistance movements and hailed his decades of commitment to the Palestinian cause.
“With deep faith in God’s decree, we mourn the martyrdom of the commander Saeed Izadi, who rose to heaven as a martyr in a treacherous assassination during the Zionist aggression on the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Hamas said in its official statement.
Hamas offered condolences to Iran’s leadership, people, and the family of the slain commander, praising Tehran for its consistent support for Palestine.
“The blood of this great leader, along with the many martyrs who have fallen on this path, will remain fuel for the resistance until liberation,” the statement concluded.
The developments come amid rising tensions across the region, with settler violence in the West Bank surging and 'Israeli'-Iranian hostilities intensifying in the wake of recent US-'Israeli' strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
