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A Palestinian entity affirmed its rejection of the occupation’s targeting of prisoners, warning that any assault would provoke a response. It urged international and regional parties to pressure the occupation government. The statement also emphasized the importance of continued community, factional, and union activities in support of the prisoners, describing their cause as one that concerns every home, village, and city.
Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, Deputy Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, stated that the administrative detainees’ hunger strike will unify the Palestinian people and spark a national awakening. He discussed the dangers of occupation policies, the situation in the West Bank, and called for a unified national strategy including all forms of resistance, while criticizing President Abbas’ stance and political arrests.
Arouri affirmed that the liberation battle is taking place in the West Bank and that resistance continues to grow despite Israeli efforts to suppress it. He stressed that a comprehensive confrontation is inevitable and will defeat the occupation, calling for unified political and field efforts while rejecting any government formation without elections, reaffirming Hamas’s commitment to resistance and national unity.
Al-Arouri stressed that the U.S. stance is not independent but rather ahead of the Zionist position in justifying and implementing crimes against Palestinians. He stated that America has lost its moral compass in the conflict and has become more fascist than the occupation. He cited the Israeli war minister’s recent statement as proof that Hamas did not break the truce. He added that pro-occupation states now realize the declared goals are unachievable.
US President Donald Trump launched his ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos as part of a 20-point ceasefire plan in Gaza, claiming record humanitarian aid delivery. However, Palestinians report ongoing Israeli attacks, hundreds martyred, blocked aid, and harsh living conditions, contradicting US claims of a maintained ceasefire.
US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the start of phase two of Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, which includes disarmament, technocratic governance, and reconstruction. He claimed phase one maintained the ceasefire and delivered aid, despite over 1,000 Israeli violations causing hundreds of civilian deaths and blocking aid. All living captives and remains of 27 out of 28 deceased captives have been returned.
