Posted on 05/07/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
Hamas spokesperson Abdul Latif al-Qanoua today (Sunday) issued a threatening message to Israel over the annual Flag March, which is held in Jerusalem every year on Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the reunification of the city in 1967.
"The Flag March in Jerusalem will not change the reality, we will maintain the equation as imposed by the resistance," al-Qanoua stated.
The Hamas spokesman told the Arab Sawa news agency: "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Palestine. We will not allow the Zionist occupation to carry out its plans to Judaize the Al Aqsa Mosque or the city of Jerusalem through division, sacrifices, or 'Flag Marches.' The Palestinian people will continue to protect the Al Aqsa Mosque and will continue to thwart any attempt to expand Zionist control over Jerusalem."
Earlier today, the Hamas terrorist organization claimed that "Zionist groups are conducting Torah lessons at the Al Aqsa Mosque."
"The Torah lessons are connected to Israel's plans to force the division of the region in favor of its false Zionist narrative. Israel bears full responsibility for the continuation of the policy and aggressive measures against Al Aqsa, which will remain purely Islamic. We call on the Arab League, the Arab countries and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to take responsibility and take urgent steps to protect Jerusalem. These steps will lead to serious consequences."
Last year, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh issued similar threats ahead of the Jerusalem Day Flag March.
“I want to clearly warn the enemy against committing these crimes and these steps. The Palestinian people, led by the resistance — especially those in the West Bank and Jerusalem — will not permit this Jewish, Talmudic rubbish to go unanswered,” Haniyeh said.
"We will resist with all our capabilities and we will not permit the violation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque or thuggery in the streets of Jerusalem," the terrorist leader added.