The spokesman of Hamas’s military branch threatens Israel that calm from Gaza will cease if the blockade of the Strip continues.
Speaking at a military show in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza, Abu Obieda, spokesperson for Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, says, “The siege will not prevent the Qassam Brigades from developing its abilities, and shall not serve the the continuance of the state of calm.”
“Whoever plants the anger will reap a volcano,” the Hamas spokesperson warns.
A Hamas rally in Gaza, August 21, 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube)
Abu Obieda also criticizes Israel’s treatment of Hamas prisoners in its jails. He promises Hamas will treat Israeli prisoners in the same way.
Hamas is holding the remains of soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, who were killed in the 2014 Gaza war, as well as 29-year-old Avraham Mengistu and Juma Ibrahim Abu Anima. The two living hostages are believed to be in mentally unstable.
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