Speaking to Al Ghad TV, member of Hamas Political Bureau, Zaher Jabareen, said: "The Israeli occupation has not responded to several initiatives proposed by several parties."

"This move is a continuation of the Israeli policy of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement aimed at expelling the Palestinians and banishing them from their land," said Hamas. "In light of this arbitrary decision which blatantly violates international norms and conventions, the international community and human rights organizations should take ...

In a speech during the parade, Hamas spokesman Mohammad Hamada said the Palestinian group "sticks to armed resistance as a strategic tool to deter the Israeli occupation."

This exhibition, which was inaugurated by a number of Hamas and Al-Qassam leaders, marked Hamas's 35th anniversary.

"These financial institutions violate international law, contribute directly to the violation of Palestinian political and civil human rights, work to sustain the racist Zionist project, and undermine any opportunity for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state," Dr Basem Naim said in remarks to Palestinian media outlets on Thursday.

"The Zionist ban is a flagrant violation of the Christians' rights to practice their religious rites, depriving them of their natural right to access places of worship" the Movement said in a statement.

Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Hamas's message, passed to the Israeli occupation through the Egyptian mediator, warning: "Returning to the assassination policy will trigger the flame of a new massive wave of martyrdom operations, in addition to the explosion of the Gaza Strip in the face of the occupation."

This came one day after he received a renewable one-month travel ban order issued by the Israeli occupation police.

In a statement on Tuesday, Hamas called on the European Commission to respect the Palestinian people's right to sovereignty and independence, and stop such talks with the Israeli government.

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has vowed that Palestinians will maintain fight for their legitimate rights until liberation of their lands from Israeli grip.

Iyad al-Bozom, the ministry spokesman, did not, however, provide any details of the thwarted operations.

In an interview with Sawt Al-Aqsa radio yesterday evening, Hamdan said the Palestinian people are "unbreakable", and "continue their struggle with a united resistance."

Ismail Haniyeh on the anniversary of the prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and the Zionist regime, which the Palestinian people refer to as "loyalty to the freed prisoners", hailed prisoners in the prisons of the regime.

"We also call on the UN to break the Israeli occupation's siege and closure of Palestinian cities and refugee camps," said Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha. "Such sieges and closures amount to collective punishment in violation of international law."

Speaking to a local TV channel, senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouq announced that all previous attempts to end the internal Palestinian division have not come to fruition due to US and Israeli intervention.

Fatah said in a statement yesterday that its delegation left for Algeria at the invitation of the North African state's leadership within the framework of joint coordination on challenges facing the Palestinian cause and strengthening national unity within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Wafa reported.

During a discussion panel held at Al Hussein Cultural Centre in Amman, Rawabdeh stated: "Hamas is a jihadist movement, and we have to stand beside it in its conflict with Israel."

Meanwhile, Hamas is working on improving its diplomatic and international status and investing in any opportunity that benefits the Palestinian cause. It is in this context that a delegation from the Movement is visiting Russia, after being invited by the Russian Foreign Ministry recently. This visit is likely taking place to hold talks with Russian ...

In an interview with Quds Press, the former Jordanian minister stressed that his country has strategic interests in the Palestinian issue, "particularly in the West Bank, which is considered part of the kingdom's national security."

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Husam Badran has affirmed that his Movement will continue to uphold the resistance option, whatever the cost.