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War of attrition will go on, says Hamas chief
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas will continue to wage a “war of attrition” against Israel, Hamas’s representative in Cairo, Moussa Abu Marzouk, says this evening.
Ynet quotes the senior Hamas official as saying the organization prefers to negotiate under fire, and will not agree to another truce.
“Israel only understands the language of force. We will persist in the war of attrition until our demands are met,” he reportedly says, adding that Hamas is continuing to manufacture rockets to fire at Israel.
He also says the Palestinian factions in Cairo have signed a document calling on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to bring Israel before the International Criminal Court.
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