Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasem said that the movement hails the Joint Operations Room of the Palestinian Resistance Factions for defending the Palestinian people against the most recent Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.

In a press statement, the movement said that the unity of the Palestinian resistance is evidence of the Israeli occupation’s failure to provoke strife within the resistance.

Qasem also noted that Hamas appreciates the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their absolute support for the resistance, confirming that Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque will remain the core of the freedom struggle against the Israeli occupation.

He added that the movement mourns the martyrdom of the Palestinian victims and wishes the wounded a speedy recovery.