️BREAKING: Press Statement Issued by the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas:
In response to the biased statements made by the U.S. National Security Advisor—which equate the oppressor and the victim and fully adopt the narrative of the occupation—Hamas affirms the following:
•The talk of “Israel’s right to defend itself” is a blatant distortion of reality. The occupier has no right to defend its occupation; it is, by definition, the aggressor.
•The ongoing Zionist aggression against our people for decades, and the genocidal crimes in Gaza, are what truly warrant condemnation and accountability—not justification or support.
•The claim that “Hamas chose war instead of releasing the hostages” is a complete inversion of the facts. The Palestinian resistance made clear and serious initiatives to reach a ceasefire and implement a comprehensive prisoner exchange deal. It was the occupation, led by Netanyahu, that rejected these offers and deliberately sabotaged them to serve his own political interests—as even his own security officials have admitted.
•The suggestion that a ceasefire could have been extended if the resistance had released all detainees deliberately ignores the fact that the occupation was never serious about honoring the terms of the truce. It violated every condition, continuing to kill, starve, and besiege—undermining the understandings and destroying any chance of an extension.
•These U.S. statements once again reveal Washington’s full partnership in the aggression against our people and its complicity with the occupation in committing genocide, starvation, and siege against over two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including thousands of children, women, and innocent civilians.
•We affirm that the Palestinian resistance is exercising its legitimate right to defend its people, land, and holy sites in the face of occupation and aggression. Attempts to twist the facts will not absolve the occupation of its crimes, nor will they grant Washington any moral cover for its biased policies.
•These attempts to reverse the truth will fail, and history will record who stood with justice and who colluded with murder.
Mike
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