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Friday, July 19, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 19, 2024
Hamas, Islamic Jihad call on PLO to withdraw recognition of Israel
Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad call on the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization to withdraw its recognition of Israel in retaliation for a resolution approved by the Knesset rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The two groups made the announcement late last night following a meeting in the Gulf nation of Qatar between Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad chief Ziad Nakhaleh and his deputy Mohammed al-Hindi, according to a Hamas statement.
The two groups says the Palestinian people have the right to set up their own independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
