Hamas denies preparing to attack Israel before IDF airstrikes, accuses US of partnering in ‘genocide’

Hamas issues an official statement rejecting Israeli claims that, prior to the resumption of the war overnight, it had been preparing to attack Israel.

“The allegations made by the occupation regarding preparations by the resistance to launch an attack are baseless. They are merely pretexts to justify its return to war and the escalation of its bloody aggression,” it alleges.

Meanwhile, Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanua says on Telegram that “the criminal occupation, with prior American coordination, is resuming its genocide and committing dozens of massacres against our people.”

He adds: “The occupation’s prior coordination with the US administration confirms its partnership in the genocide against our people and provides cover for its war crimes. Hamas fully adhered to all the agreement terms but the occupation rejected it.”