Hamas warns against attempts to ‘re-engineer’ Gaza Strip, displace Palestinians

Hamas on Sunday warned against attempts to “re-engineer” the Gaza Strip and displace Palestinians from the enclave in line with Israeli plans. In a statement marking the group’s 38th anniversary, Hamas cautioned against “colluding with attempts at displacement and re-engineering the Gaza Strip according to the (Israeli) enemy’s plans,” stressing that the Palestinian people are the sole authority to choose their governors and are capable of managing their own affairs. Hamas described achieving a national consensus on a unified Palestinian strategy as “the only way to confront the plans of the (Israeli) occupation and its supporters, which aim to liquidate our national cause and prevent the establishment of our independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.” Over the course […]