A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group cannot be eliminated with the killing of its leaders, but stopped short of confirming the death of its chief, Yahya Sinwar.
“Hamas is a liberation movement led by people looking for freedom and dignity, and this cannot be eliminated,” Basem Naim, senior member of Hamas’s political bureau, told AFP.
In a statement, he listed several Hamas leaders killed in the past, and said their deaths had boosted the group’s popularity.
“It seems that Israel believes that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggle of the Palestinian people,” Naim said.
“Hamas each time became stronger and more popular, and these leaders became an icon for future generations to continue the journey toward a free Palestine.”
Hamas official says group cannot be eliminated, does not confirm Sinwar’s death
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Hamas official says group cannot be eliminated, does not confirm Sinwar’s death
Shells of unknown origin land near military airport in Damascus, Syrian state TV says
- Syria’s state news agency earlier reported the sound of an explosion in the vicinity of Damascus
- The matter was under investigation
DAMASCUS: Shells of unknown origin fell in the vicinity of Syria’s Mezzah military airport in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run Al Ekhbariya TV reported.
Syria’s state news agency earlier reported the sound of an explosion in the vicinity of Damascus and said the matter was under investigation.
Reuters reported in November that Washington was planning to establish a military presence at an air base in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel.
The air base sits at the gateway to parts of southern Syria that are expected to make up a demilitarised zone as part of a future non-aggression pact between Israel and Syria.
A Syrian foreign ministry source denied the Reuters report, saying it was “false” but without further clarification.
The US has been mediating between Syria and Israel to de-escalate tensions and reach a security pact that Damascus hopes will reverse Israel’s recent seizures of its land.
