4/9/2024–|Last update: 4/9/202404:57 PM (Makkah Time)
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that the Security Council’s meeting today to discuss the file of Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, in light of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people, raises signs of disapproval and astonishment.
The movement added in a statement that “the occupation’s attempt to impose its false narrative regarding the cause of the death of the six prisoners is a blatant continuation of the series of lies.”
She stressed that the fate of the prisoners in the Gaza Strip is in the hands of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alone, and that he and his army staff bear full responsibility for the killing of the six prisoners.
Last Sunday, the Israeli occupation army announced the recovery of the bodies of 6 detainees after they were found inside a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas held the occupation responsible for their deaths.
The statement warned that Netanyahu’s continued policy of intransigence, evasion and obstruction of reaching an agreement would put the lives of more prisoners at risk.
Hamas called on the Security Council to take immediate action to stop the genocide and investigate the crimes of ethnic cleansing and field executions.
It also called on the Council to carry out its duties in obliging the occupation to stop its flagrant violations of international law against Palestinian prisoners and release them.
genocide crimes
Hamas called on the Security Council to “investigate the crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing against our people in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the killing of 50,000 martyrs and more than 100,000 wounded,” and to hold accountable all those involved in these crimes.
It also called for “an investigation into the field executions and deliberate killing of more than 60 Palestinian prisoners in the occupation’s prisons, which were carried out under the cover of the criminal Netanyahu and his fascist government,” according to the statement.
The movement renewed its welcome to any agreement that guarantees the implementation of a serious and real deal, an end to aggression, the complete withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced, relief and reconstruction.
Earlier today, Hamas sent a message to the Israelis informing them that their prisoners will not return alive from the Gaza Strip unless the aggression that Netanyahu insists on continuing stops, and addressed them in a video clip titled “The decision is yours.”
With full American support, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, leaving more than 135,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amidst massive destruction and deadly famine.