Senior Hamas politburo member Dr Khalil Al-Hayya said that the movement works hard toward breaking the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than 17 years. 

In an interview with the Al-Aqsa TV channel, the Hamas official confirmed that the Israeli policies had worsened the humanitarian conditions in the beleaguered enclave and added insult to injury to the difficult situation in Jerusalem.  

The senior Hamas official confirmed that the movement had discussed the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and the Israeli violations in Jerusalem and the West Bank with other countries and international bodies. 

He emphasized that the Palestinian people would face the Israeli siege and blockade. 

Asked about the situation in Jerusalem, Al-Hayya confirmed that the Israeli occupation has no place in the holy city of Jerusalem, which is the eternal capital of Palestine. 

He confirmed that the continued Israeli violation in Jerusalem triggers disputes in the region. 

Al-Hayya also emphasized that comprehensive resistance with all means possible is the option for the Palestinian people amid the failure of political solutions. “We don’t have any other solution left, except for resistance against the Israeli occupation and attempts to judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque, impose the siege on the Gaza Strip, and attack Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails.” 

He added that the option of resistance is a genuine option for the Palestinian people, which will lead to ending the Israeli siege and freeing occupied Palestinian lands.  

Welcoming initiatives to heal the Palestinian split, he called for restructuring the Palestinian Liberation Organization to make it more inclusive of Palestinian factions and parties. 

The senior Hamas official also urged the countries that host Palestinian refugees on their soil to provide them with decent living conditions until liberation of and return to their lands. “The Palestinian refugee camps live in poverty and misery, and there are attempts to uproot these camps.” 

The Hamas official said that the Israeli occupation is prepared to strengthen its ties with all countries except for the Israeli occupation. But he confirmed that the countries that normalize ties with the Israeli occupation weaken the Palestinian resistance. 

Al-Hayya called on the Arab and Islamic nations, along with the free people of the world, to unite in the face of the Israeli occupation.