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Hamas Statement-April 6, 2002

Published April 10th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful 

 

To leaders of the Ummah and the ministerial conference meeting in Cairo today:  

 

The carnage is ongoing and Mofaz is leading the crime of destroying Jenin camp!  

 

So where are your acts?  

 

A new Zionist massacre is today being carried out in the city of Jenin and its steadfast refugee camp and in the old town of Nablus in addition to the refugee camps of Balata, Asker and Aza. The terrorist war criminal Shaul Mofaza, the enemy’s chief of staff and his deputy are personally commandeering the bloodbath. Shelling is targeting everything to the extent that all houses were hit.  

 

Warplanes, Apache gunships and artillery are unleashing their cannons on our people and our Mujahideen while tanks are trying to penetrate the defense lines demolishing houses in the process. Scores of martyrs and hundreds of wounded are scattered on the roads and streets with no way to reach them so as to bury them or carry them to hospitals. The occupation army planned such a pogrom after the Mujahideen in Jenin and Nablus humiliated its soldiers.  

 

The occupation army escalated aggression with attacks on Islamic and Christian shrines in Bethlehem without anyone reacting. Such a situation encouraged the enemy to commit further massacres and desecrations without expecting any punishment. The enemy is meanwhile astonished to witness our people’s determination, steadfastness and insistence on resistance in addition to high morale despite sacrifices. 

 

In the light of this aggression our people are questioning leaders of the Ummah: what are you going to do?  

 

Sharon is inspecting his soldiers in the field and Mofaz is leading the operations from a plane hovering over the battle arena, what are you going to do? Practical steps in support of our people are required not only statements. We should not bet on the American envoy or the American interference since results and goals of such interference are known before hand. In fact the ongoing aggression would never have taken place without American political cover and backing. 

 

Our people have chosen Jihad as the only means to liberate lands and holy shrines and to restore rights. It is high time for you leaders to decide your option.  

 

Our Mujahid steadfast people:  

 

Let our slogan these days be: “Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.” And let us cement this structure further with patience and steadfastness. We call on all resistance brigades to escalate painful operations against the enemy so that it would know that we will never surrender and that an occupying war machine regardless of its strength, terrorism or tyranny will not defeat our people. 

 

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom  

 

The Islamic Resistance Movement 

Hamas – Palestine 

Saturday 24th Muharram 1423H 

6th April 2002AD  

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