Senior Hamas official calls on Palestinians outside of Gaza to 'stand up to the occupying forces'

Senior Hamas official Abdel Hakim Henini took to the official Hamas Telegram channel to call on Palestinians to defend those being "slaughtered" in the Gaza Strip and "to stand up to Israeli settlers wreaking havoc across the West Bank".

"We reiterate how important it is for Palestinian youth to stand up to the occupying forces," Henini said.

"A global war is being waged against the Palestinian people, their rights and their resistance forces. The US administration is a true partner in all the massacres being perpetrated against our people."