Hamas strongly denounces and rejects the Zionist occupation authorities' decision to seize ten thousand dunums of our occupied lands in the West Bank cities of Salfit and Qalqilya to expand the "Al-Qana" colonial settlement and connect it with the "Oranit" colonial settlement.

This decision represents a new act of aggression against our Palestinian people and their land, violating international norms and laws that condemn settlements as illegal.

We call on the international community to fulfil its responsibilities and implement effective measures to prevent further expansion of colonial settlements.

Our Palestinian people will stand against these settler-colonial measures and continue their legitimate struggle against the Israeli occupation to regain their rights.

Hazem Qassem 

Hamas spokesperson

Monday, June 5, 2023