The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas denounces the Israeli occupation's settler colonial project to build a suspension bridge in the Wadi al-Rababa neighbourhood in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem. 

Such plan is tantamount to an appalling infringement upon the town's national identity and is a continuation of the Israeli occupation's policy of Judaizing occupied Jerusalem and altering its civilised and cultural features.   

The Israeli occupation's relentless efforts to expand its settler-colonial projects under the nose of the whole world in blatant violation of all international treaties and resolutions that criminalised settlement construction will be met by further steadfastness and resilience. 

In light of this, Hamas calls on the international community to take effective action in response to the Israeli colonial settler and Judaization policies, which threaten peace and stability in the region. 

Mohammad Hamada 
Hamas spokesperson in occupied Jerusalem 
Wednesday, 12 April 2023