On the Israeli offensive against the Palestinian people across Palestine, Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum stated the following: 

As long as the Israeli occupation continues to perpetrate crimes and violations against the Palestinian people, the Palestinian resistance groups, including Hamas, will respond and defend Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Gaza Strip. 

We confirm that the Palestinian people will succeed in breaking the will of the resistance or change the rules of engagement already imposed by the resistance in response to the Israeli crimes and violations. 

The Israeli occupation experiences many internal crises and plans to import such to the Palestinian people to get around these problems. 

We have the right to respond to the Israeli offensive and protect the interests of our people as long as the Israeli occupation continues the escalation. 

The Palestinian resistance groups have managed to coordinate their actions through the Joint Operation Rooms and responded to the Israeli crimes in highly coordinated actions. 

The Israeli occupation started the aggression, and its demeanour on the ground will determine how the resistance will engage in this battle. The Israeli occupation’s actions have been extremely aggressive so far.