Al-Rishq: Cutting Electricity, depriving Gaza of food and medicine is cheap blackmail
Gaza – SABA:
Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, condemned the Israeli decision to cut electricity to Gaza, after already depriving it of food, medicine, and water, calling it a desperate attempt to pressure the Palestinian people and their resistance, and describing it as cheap and unacceptable blackmail.
In a press statement on Sunday, Al-Rishq said that cutting electricity, closing border crossings, halting aid and fuel, and starving the Palestinian people amount to collective punishment and a full-fledged war crime.
He added that Israel's actions blatantly violate signed agreements and disregard all humanitarian laws and conventions, reaffirming that the occupation does not respect its commitments.
Al-Rishq also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to derail the agreement witnessed by the international community, seeking instead to impose a new roadmap that serves his personal interests at the expense of Israeli prisoners' lives, without considering the demands of their families.
He warned Israel against continuing these crimes, emphasizing that the Palestinian people and their resistance will not succumb to pressure and will continue to stand firm until they achieve freedom and victory.
Al-Rishq stressed that there is no alternative but to comply with the terms of the agreement and initiate negotiations for the second phase, warning that any stalling tactics are a waste of time and a manipulation of the fate of prisoners.
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