The Hamas Movement, in cooperation with other national partners, have maintained Palestinian constants, including Jerusalem and right to return, former Head of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday.

In an interview conducted with Al-Resalah newspaper, Meshaal declared that the movement has taken advantage of the experiences of other national movements and developed its unique one.

He also confirmed that Hamas was open to all Palestinian factions and cooperated with them on the bases of partnership and resistance.

The senior Hamas official called on the Islamic and national parties in the Arab world not to provide a cover to normalising ties with the Israeli occupation, confirming that normalisers lie to their peoples about the outcomes of forging ties with the Israeli occupation.

He also confirmed that the movement will deal with international and regional changes wisely, highlighting that the movement puts faith in the awareness of the Palestinian people and the Arab peoples.

Commenting on the reports about a prisoner swap deal with the Israeli occupation, Meshaal said that the remarks of the Israeli officials about a prisoner swap deal are not truthful.

He indicated that no progress has been made in this issue.

Meshaal described the performance of the Palestinian political institutions as “weak,” noting that this has increased the Palestinian split and the solution is to restructure these organisations.

Concerning Hamas internal elections, the Hamas official confirmed that the movement will organise the elections in the coming couple of months and any elected leadership will be trusted by all Hamas members.