US-backed Zionist project doomed to fail: Haniyeh

The head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, says the Israeli regime is carrying out its crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip with the support of the United States, stressing that the "US-backed Zionist project" is doomed to fail because the path of resistance will continue.

Ismail Haniyeh made the remarks during a speech on the recent developments in Gaza on Saturday.

“What Israel is doing is with the support of the US and Western countries based on the issue of double standards and lies. The US administration is giving everything it can, all the coverage for this killing,” he said, adding that resistance will not give up the fight for the rights of Palestinians despite pressure from the West.

Haniyeh further criticized the misinformation, with which the media machine amplifies the Israeli regime’s lies, emphasizing that “resistance fighters, unlike the enemy, do not target civilians, children, or elderly people.”

The top Hamas official further hailed the protests across the world against the Israeli regime and in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the resistance movement, calling for supportive popular movements worldwide to continue their backing of Palestine.

Haniyeh also said Palestinians will not leave Gaza or the West Bank to migrate to Egypt, following the Israeli army’s order to evacuate the city ahead of an expected ground invasion.

"People of Gaza are deeply rooted in Gaza and they will not leave their homeland," he stressed.

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