![Hundreds of demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held signs calling for a boycott of Israel during a rally organized by the EuroPalestine collective in Paris, France on 27 September 2025. [Ümit Dönmez - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AA-20250927-39244776-39244764-HUNDREDS_RALLY_IN_PARIS_IN_SUPPORT_OF_GAZA_AND_THE_SUMUD_FLOTILLA.jpg)
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has urged all countries to strengthen the boycott of what it described as the “fascist Israeli occupation and its terrorist leaders.” In a statement received by Quds Press on Sunday, the movement also called on African nations in particular to reject any form of relations with Israel and to continue their historic role in opposing injustice and colonialism, which it said “the Zionist occupation represents in its most brutal and bloody form.” Hamas stated that the planned visit of the Israeli president to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is “a Zionist attempt to undermine the firm African positions that support the Palestinian people’s right to freedom and to end the occupation.” The […]
