No truce until Gaza blockade lifted: Islamic Jihad

Islamic Jihad’s representative to Lebanon says the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza has been a turning point in the struggle to liberate Palestine.

According to Al-Alam news network, Abu Imad al-Rifai also boasted that Palestinian fighters are capable of holding out against the Zionist occupiers for longer than the regime could politically sustain their ground incursion.
However, Rifai added in a Sunday interview with the Lebanese Daily Star that the Palestinian cause was still in danger of being undermined by Arab infighting and international interests.
Rifai further praised the Palestinian resistance for its “victory” against the Israeli army, and for putting up fierce resistance despite its limited resources.
Reiterating on the resistance determination to hold out against the Zionist aggression, Rifai further vowed “surprises” yet to be employed against the Israeli occupiers by resistance forces, including the use of drones.
He then insisted the Palestinian resistance, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah, will not agree to a cease-fire until the eight-year siege of Gaza is entirely lifted.