Haniyeh: Hamas is showing flexibility in negotiations, but ready to continue fighting

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says that while the terror group is showing flexibility in talks for a potential deal that would see the release of hostages held in Gaza and a temporary ceasefire, it is prepared to continue to fight.

In the televised speech, Haniyeh also calls on the so-called “axis of resistance” to step up its attacks.

Axis of resistance is a term often used by Iranian officials to refer to the Islamic Republic and its allies like Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and other Shiite forces in Iraq and Syria.

The terror leader additionally calls on Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank to march to the flashpoint Temple Mount on the first day of Ramadan.

The Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, is considered the holiest place in Judaism, where two biblical Temples once stood, and the third-holiest site in Islam, making it a central flashpoint of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Yesterday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said: “Hamas’s main goal is to take Ramadan, with an emphasis on the Temple Mount and Jerusalem, and turn it into the second phase of its plan that began on October 7. This is the main goal of Hamas, and it is being amplified by Iran and Hezbollah.”