Member of Hamas political bureau calls on Arab countries to expel Israeli ambassadors

Zaher Jabarin, a member of Hamas's political bureau, has called on Arab countries to expel Israeli ambassadors from their countries.

Jabarin made a pointed criticism of Arab countries which have normalised relations with Israel, without naming any specific countries.

"We call on the Arab countries to expel the occupation ambassadors from their capitals," Jabarin said, using the word occupation to describe Israel.

The countries of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco normalised relations with Israel in 2020 under a Donald Trump administration-brokered agreement, breaking a longstanding policy in the Arab world of not establishing relations with Israel without major concessions for Palestinians.

Major pro-Palestinian protests, however, have been taking place in Jordan and Egypt, two Arab countries that border Israel and have long-established relations with the country.

In Jordan, protesters have for weeks been demonstrating in the capital Amman, and protesting outside the Israeli embassy in Amman.