Hamas reacts to Trump victory, says he should ‘work significantly to cease the struggle’ in Gaza

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas stated Wednesday that the incoming administration of presidential election winner Donald Trump should “work significantly to cease the struggle” within the Gaza Strip. 

The declaration comes after a report emerged claiming Trump requested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wrap up the battle by the point he will get inaugurated on Jan. 20 if he had received the election. Trump in the end prevailed over Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Hamas stated, “In mild of the preliminary outcomes exhibiting Donald Trump successful within the U.S. presidential elections,” they imagine he’s “required to take heed to the voices which were raised by the U.S. public for greater than a 12 months relating to the [Israeli] aggression on the Gaza Strip.” 

The incoming Trump administration should “work significantly to cease the struggle of genocide and aggression towards our Palestinian folks within the Gaza Strip and the West Financial institution, cease the aggression towards the brotherly Lebanese folks, cease offering navy assist and political cowl to the Zionist entity, and to acknowledge the official rights of our folks,” Hamas added. 

Hamas additionally stated the “new US administration should understand that our Palestinian folks will proceed to withstand the hateful [Israeli] occupation and won’t settle for any path that detracts from their official rights to freedom, independence, self-determination, and the institution of their unbiased Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.” 

A supply from the Instances of Israel stated Trump initially gave the message to Netanyahu about ending the struggle when the Israeli chief visited him at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seaside, Florida, in July. 

The Biden-Harris administration has been largely supportive of Israel, although the White Home has spoken out towards the Israel Protection Forces’ (IDF) latest navy operations. In October, President Biden demanded a cease-fire shortly earlier than Israel launched navy operations in Lebanon.