On the heels of the Israeli occupation's assault on Christian priests, the spokesperson of Hamas Hazem Qasem stated the following,

The Israeli occupation’s gross offensive against a group of Christian priests in front of the Church of Resurrection in Jerusalem is another crime committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians.

This crime vividly reflects the racist and brutal demeanor of the Israeli occupation because they strive for obliterating and uprooting every element in the city that is not controlled by the Zionists.

All the Israeli endeavors to manipulate reality in Jerusalem will not change the history of the eternal capital of Palestine, Jerusalem, as the Palestinian people will continue their struggle against the Israeli occupation until they liberate their lands and holy sites.