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Friday, October 16, 2015
Hamas chief urges a continued ‘intifada’ in Jerusalem
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, urges a “continuation of the ‘intifada’ in Jerusalem and the deepening of the resistance.”
In a pre-recorded speech broadcast on an Istanbul radio station on Friday, Haniyeh said that any attempts to “quell” the intifada must be prevented, Ynet reports.