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Hamas chief Haniyeh says ‘resistance will continue’ after hostage rescue operation
Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024. (AFP)
Hamas terror group leader Ismail Haniyeh says that the “resistance will continue” after deadly fighting in a central Gaza refugee camp where Israel mounted a successful hostage rescue operation.
“Our people will not surrender, and the resistance will continue to defend our rights in the face of this criminal enemy,” Haniyeh says in a statement.
The terror group said earlier it still held a large number of hostages and could increase it.
Reuters and Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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