On Thursday, Hamas affirmed that the Palestinian people "will not be displaced again" as they were during the Nakba of 1948, reiterating their commitment to "resistance and the right of return" amid what the movement described as ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel with U.S. support for the past 19 months.
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In a statement marking the 77th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the movement emphasized: “There will be no new Nakba or displacement of our people. The unity of our people with the resistance has thwarted the enemy’s (Israel’s) plans. This unity is the path to defeating the occupation and achieving liberation and return.”
The term Nakba (catastrophe) refers to the events of May 15, 1948, when Israel was established on the majority of historic Palestinian land. During that time, approximately 15,000 Palestinians were killed, more than 950,000 were displaced, and 531 villages were destroyed.
Hamas added that the continued occupation and acts of genocide in Gaza expose the deep bias of the United States and Western powers, branding it a stain of shame on all who remain silent or fail to act to stop it.
“There is no legitimacy or sovereignty for the occupation on any part of our occupied land,” the statement continued. “Our people will continue to defend their rights through comprehensive resistance until the liberation of all of Palestine and the establishment of a fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.”
Hamas called for unified national Palestinian efforts to confront Israeli crimes, stressing that “Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque are at the heart of the conflict, and the occupation holds no legitimacy over any part of them.”
The movement held Israel directly responsible for the ongoing suffering of millions of Palestinian refugees in camps both within Palestine and in the diaspora, affirming that “their legitimate right of return cannot be waived or compromised.”
Hamas also condemned Israel’s targeting and marginalization of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), urging the United Nations and its institutions to “fulfill their legal and humanitarian responsibilities in supporting refugee rights and ensuring their dignity until their return is realized.”
According to a recent report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel has killed 154,000 Palestinians and Arabs in Palestine since 1948. Additionally, around one million arrests have been recorded since the 1967 war, during which Israel occupied Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
This year’s Nakba anniversary comes amid the continued genocide committed by Israel since October 7, 2023, with full U.S. backing, which has resulted in approximately 173,000 Palestinians killed or wounded — the majority of whom are women and children — and more than 11,000 reported missing.
— (Anadolu Agency)
