Hamas calls for global action against Israel’s war on Gaza, ongoing genocide

Hamas has called for global anti-Israel protests as the occupying entity intensifies its aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip and deepens an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Palestinian resistance movement denounced the Tel Aviv regime for genocide, ceasefire violations, and contempt for international law, issuing a sweeping call for global protests against Israel’s years-long campaign of genocide and destruction in Gaza.  

The statement – titled “A Global Call for Protests & Pressure Campaigns Against the Continued Aggression and Genocide Targeting Our Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip” – detailed the latest phase of Israel’s aggression, emphasizing the deliberate targeting of Palestinians and the destruction of basic shelter for an already besieged population.

“In light of the fascist occupation,” the Israeli regime’s “continued brutal aggression against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip through escalating brutal raids and bombardment, committing the most horrific crimes of systematic killing by blowing up and destroying the tents and homes of defenseless civilians, as well as exacerbating their humanitarian suffering,” Hamas said.

The statement then condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet for willfully undermining diplomatic efforts and trampling upon international law.

The cabinet of “war criminal Netanyahu deliberately continues violating the ceasefire agreement daily, evading its obligations before the mediators, showing contempt for international laws and norms, and flagrantly violating all human values and principles,” the resistance movement stressed.

Back in early October last year, Israel signed a US-brokered ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The deal came as part of a 20-point plan devised by US President Donald Trump, who claims the plan is aimed at ending Tel Aviv’s war of genocide on Gaza that began in October 2023.

However, the Israeli regime has repeatedly violated the ceasefire by bombing and striking the impoverished sliver, prompting Hamas to condemn these violations as a “direct threat” to the political process, which hinders efforts to improve security and humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

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The statement called on people across the Arab and Islamic world, as well as globally, to mobilize in defense of Palestinians and against Israel’s aggression in Gaza.

“We, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), call upon all peoples of our Arab and Islamic Ummah and worldwide to take immediate action in solidarity with our people and just cause, and to stage marches and rallies in cities, capitals, and squares everywhere in protest of the continued aggression by the fascist occupation" regime against Palestinians in Gaza, it said. 

The movement also stressed the need for sustained international action, warning that global silence would amount to complicity in genocide.

“Let the coming days, especially Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays of every week, be a continued global action that expresses the voice of the global conscience against the occupation, aggression, and genocide targeting our people in Gaza,” Hamas added.

Finally, the Gaza-based resistance movement also urged intensified popular pressure to force Israel to halt its brutal campaign, honor ceasefire commitments, and allow humanitarian relief and reconstruction to begin.

The appeal comes amid mounting international outrage over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, where relentless bombardment, mass displacement, and severe shortages of food, water, and medicine continue to devastate Palestinian civilians.

Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has killed more than 71,795 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, according to Palestinian authorities.

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