Hamas Statement

Excerpt:  “We congratulate our people, our nation and the free people of the world on the liberation of the first group of our female and male detainees from the occupation’s prisons, as part of the ongoing Flood of the Free Operation. The scenes of joy among our people, raising victory signs while welcoming the detainees, reaffirm the popular support for the resistance and highlight its deep-rooted place in their hearts. The massive crowds of our people who gathered to welcome the freed detainees, despite the repressive measures of the occupation, represent a declaration of defiance against the occupier and a clear expression of their longing for freedom and the liberation of the land and holy sites. ... We renew our pledge of loyalty to our detainees for their full freedom, as part of the path to liberate our land, our holy sites and to defeat the fascist occupation.”