Hamas says refugee issue linked to ending Israeli occupation

Hamas has reiterated that the plight of Palestinian refugees cannot be resolved without a complete end to Israeli occupation and the right of return to their original homes.

“There is no solution to the Palestinian refugee issue except by ending the occupation and allowing them to return to the homes from which they were displaced,” the group said in a statement marking World Refugee Day.

The movement also condemned Israel’s ongoing military operations in West Bank refugee camps, calling them a “dangerous attempt to target the refugee issue through systematic destruction and displacement”.

Hamas further rejected what it described as Zionist efforts, backed by the United States, to “eliminate Unrwa’s role” in supporting Palestinian refugees