Saturday, 24/10/2026   
   Beirut 14:35

Hamas: ‘Criminal’ Israeli Aggression in West Bank Won’t Break Palestinian Resolve

National flag of Palestine along Hamas flag in an image from archive.

Hamas has condemned ongoing Israeli military campaign across the occupied West Bank, including raids, arrests, home demolitions, and forced displacement, warning that the escalation will not break Palestinian resolve or weaken their attachment to their land and rights.

In a statement, the Palestinian resistance movement described the latest campaign, particularly in Al-Khalil (Hebron), as a continuation of Israeli “criminal aggression” against the Palestinian people.

Hamas warned that Israeli escalating repression and settler attacks required a unified Palestinian response and serious international action to halt the aggression and hold Israeli leaders accountable.

Al-Khalil Hebron
Israeli occupation forces patrolling Al-Khalil (Hebron) in West Bank (Friday, October 23, 2026).

The movement accused Israeli leaders of competing at the expense of Palestinian lives, stressing that the occupation’s coercive measures would not force Palestinians to abandon their legitimate rights.

Hamas reaffirmed its solidarity with Palestinians facing the escalation, calling for greater support and solidarity as they continue to defend their land and their right to freedom and dignity.

“The occupation’s campaigns and the escalation by its criminal settlers against our people will only bring more anger and a stronger commitment to the path of resistance,” the statement read.

Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale military operation across Al-Khalil (Hebron) in the southern occupied West Bank overnight and at dawn Saturday, following a shooting operation a day earlier that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded four others.

Source: Al-Manar English Website