Ismail Haniyeh calls on Egypt to fully open Rafah crossing

Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has slammed the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and said the “resistance will continue to defend our people with all its might”.

“These massacres are a reflection of the predicament the occupation and its ground forces find themselves in as they are combated by our resistance fighters, who are defending our land and avenging thousands of martyrs,” he said in a statement.

He added that Egypt should fully open the Rafah crossing with Gaza and praised international responses in solidarity with the Palestinians.

"The brutality, coinciding with the new visit of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is a result of the green light and open support provided by the United States to the occupation at this level of challenge to all human values and international laws."