Hamas calls on West Bank Palestinians to 'mobilise' after Mawasi attack

Hamas has issued a statement on Telegram calling on Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem to hold "massive demonstrations" in response to the Israeli attack on Mawasi.

"We call on the masses of our Palestinian people in the West Bank and Jerusalem to go out in massive demonstrations against the criminal Zionist occupation and terrorist settlers who are wreaking havoc in villages and cities, and to engage in clashes in defence of our land and our right to freedom and independence," the statement read.

At least 71 people were confirmed killed in an Israeli assault on people sheltering in Mawasi in Khan Younis, an area the Israeli military had designated a "safe zone".