Resistance factions: We will not stand idle before Israeli escalation

Palestinian resistance factions’ armed wings have confirmed that Israeli continued escalation and threats to the Palestinian people would only boost their determination and steadfastness, saying that they would not stand idle before Israeli violations.

In a press conference held in Gaza on Tuesday evening, Palestinian resistance factions declared their total support for any Palestinian resistance effort aimed at liberating Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

“We stand behind our people in the occupied West Bank in face of the Israeli terrorist aggression. We will not stand idle before Israeli violations and crimes against them as we share the same suffering and the same fate”, the armed wings stressed.

The armed wings hailed the steadfastness of the Palestinians in al-Khalil and the West Bank in general and the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in particular.

For his part, Palestinian National Initiative Secretary-General Mustafa Barghouthi said that the Israeli recent escalation and attacks in al-Khalil is similar to the Israeli invasion carried out in Palestinian cities in 2002.

Following his visit to residents of al-Khalil who are subjected to a fierce Israeli arrest and raid campaign, Barghouthi said that Netanyahu is imitating Sharon-era.

Barghouthi led a delegation of Initiative party and visited a number of homes raided by Israeli forces during the past few days including the home of Akram Qawasmi who was prevented along with his two children from being transferred to hospital for treatment after being seriously injured during the IOF raids.

Barghouthi confirmed that he witnessed the detention of 25 Palestinians all together in one room, while Israeli soldiers continued stealing laptops and cellular phones.

He added that Israeli collective punishment would achieve nothing due to the Palestinian people’s steadfastness.