“The crime of the Zionist enemy’s siege of Jericho and its massacre today in Aqabat Jabr camp will not break the will of our people and the steadfastness of our revolting children in the face of the occupation’s aggression and the crimes of its settlers.

#أقمار_أريحا” (tweet)Izzat al-Rishq, Twitter post, February 6, 2023, 9:52 a.m., https://twitter.com/reshiq_i/status/1622609292565045248.

Statement in response to a January 26 Israeli raid in Jenin that killed at least 10 Palestinians, including several PIJ fighters:

“This is a day of jihad and a day of the Palestinian people who did not stop fighting and resisting, and the martyrs today are leading the ranks and shaping our future with their unity, blood and fighting.

“We will not be broken and we will not back down, despite the pain, and our flags will remain raised and our guns ready to fight and defend the Palestinian people and their sacred goals.”“Palestine Islamic Jihad Movement condemns Israel massacre in Jenin refugee camp,” Middle East Monitor, January 27, 2023, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230127-palestine-islamic-jihad-movement-condemns-israel-massacre-in-jenin-refugee-camp/.

“Our resistance will not break, and our response will come soon.”gence France-Presse, “Hamas vows to respond ‘soon’; Islamic Jihad says it’s ready for ‘next confrontation,’” Times of Israel, January 26, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hamas-vows-to-respond-soon-islamic-jihad-says-its-ready-for-next-confrontation/.

“We will protect every inch of our blessed land, and we will sacrifice Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque with sacrifices and lives, and the crimes of settlement, Judaization and land theft will not succeed in obliterating its historical features and Palestinian identity.” Izzat al-Rishq, Twitter post, December 27, 2022, 6:09 a.m., https://twitter.com/reshiq_i/status/1607695257646366722.

During a Gaza City rally marking Hamas’s 35th anniversary:

“We have to give the chance to ignite the resistance in the West Bank.”“Hamas marks anniversary, predicts confrontation with Israel,” Associated Press, December 14, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-gaza-strip-mahmoud-abbas-hamas-cec0332942c787a9ecdccf2402eeec6d.

During a Gaza City rally marking Hamas’s 35th anniversary:

“We will come to you, God willing, in a roaring flood. We will come to you with endless rockets, we will come to you in a limitless flood of soldiers, we will come to you with millions of our people, like the repeating tide.”Stephen Farrell and Samia Nakhoul, “Hamas leader Sinwar plotted Israel’s most deadly day in plain sight,” Reuters, December 6, 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hiding-plain-sight-hamas-leader-sinwar-plotted-destruction-2023-12-01/.

Statement in honor of Hamas’s 35th anniversary:

“On this anniversary, Hamas states the following:

“First: Palestine, from the river to the sea, is our land and we will hold tightly onto it and onto our legitimate right to defend and liberate it with all possible means, including armed struggle until liberation and return.

“Second: Occupied Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque are the core of the freedom struggle against the Israeli occupation, and there is no legitimacy nor sovereignty for the Israeli occupation over them.  The Israeli occupation’s Judaisation attempts are doomed to failure.

“Third: We salute the free Palestinian detainees and their families and express pride in their steadfastness and sacrifices in the face of the Israeli occupation. Hamas reiterates that liberating them tops Hamas’s priority.

“Fourth: Establishing a true national partnership based on a unified struggle program is the only way to confront the Zionist occupation, and that would only be achieved by implementing the Algerian Declaration and the preceding agreements and understandings. This would pave the way for the rearrangement of the Palestinian house.

“Fifth: Hamas emphasises that the Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their lands from which they were forcibly displaced is inalienable and all resettlement projects are rejected. It also calls on all states and organisations to protect them and enhance their steadfastness until their return.

“Sixth: We renew our faith in the Arab and Muslim world as a strategic backer of the Palestinian people's struggle for liberation and return. We call for keeping the Palestinian cause and freedom struggle high on the agenda of every forum and on every occasion and for working on rejecting, criminalising, and boycotting all attempts to integrate the Israeli occupation into the region through normalising ties with it or whitewashing its heinous image and policies.

“Seventh: We urge the United Nations and the international community to work to achieve justice for the Palestinian people and their cause and endorse their rights to end the occupation, self-determination, and establish their independent state. We call for an end to double standards and bias in favour of the Israeli occupation against the just Palestinian cause and legitimate Palestinian rights.”“Statement on 35th anniversary of Resistance Movement Hamas,” Hamas, December 14, 2022, https://hamas.ps/en/post/4446/Statement-on-35th-anniversary-of-Resistance-Movement-Hamas.

Statement commemorating the anniversary of the first Palestinian intifada:

“On this occasion, hamas states the following:

“First: The circumstances that led the Palestinian people to revolt against the Israeli occupation 35 years ago are still ongoing and continue to escalate in light of the Israeli occupation’s crimes in the West Bank and Jerusalem, attempts to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip.

“Second: We confirm that Hamas adheres to comprehensive resistance against the Israeli occupation in defence of our land and holy places. We reiterate our rejection of making compromises, security collaboration, and normalisation of ties with the Israeli occupation, which is a threat to the Palestinian people and the Arabs’ security and stability.

“Third: We salute the Palestinian people in the West Bank and across Palestine who revolt against the Israeli occupation.

“Fourth: We hail the steadfastness of the Palestinian people across Palestine who continue their freedom struggle against the Israeli occupation and those in the diaspora who uphold their right to return to their hometowns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948 by Zionist gangs.

“Fifth: We call on the Arab and Muslim Ummah, along with the free people of the world, to continue their solidarity with and support of the Palestinian people and their just cause. We also urge the international community and all human rights organisations to expose Israeli occupation's crimes and hold Israeli leaders accountable for their violations against the Palestinian people. They should also support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, resistance, and liberation.”“Remembering First Intifada, Hamas calls for supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination,” Hamas, December 8, 2022, https://hamas.ps/en/post/4436/Remembering-First-Intifada-Hamas-calls-for-supporting-Palestinians-right-to-self-determination.

“Our Palestinian people, who faced all the previous projects that were aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause, will face this Zio-American project with a united Palestinian position and with a strong resistance that has been built by the courageous fighters of Palestine, especially those in the steadfast and fearless Gaza Strip.”“Abdul-Hadi: Our people are able to confront deal of the century,” Palestinian Information Center, December 7, 2022, https://english.palinfo.com/news/2019/12/07/Abdul-Hadi-Our-people-are-able-to-confront-deal-of-the-century.

“The optimal solution to deal with the Saudi entity is to establish an alliance from the countries affected by its criminal deeds to transfer the conflicts into the streets of Riyadh.”Shelly Kittleson, “Iran-linked militia in Iraq threatens Saudi Arabia as Iraqi PM visits Tehran,” Al-Monitor, December 1, 2022, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/iran-linked-militia-iraq-threatens-saudi-arabia-iraqi-pm-visits-tehran.