Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said Wednesday that the incoming administration of President Donald Trump, who won the presidential election, must “work seriously to end the war” in the Gaza Strip.
The declaration came after reports emerged that President Trump had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict by his inauguration on January 20, if he wins the election. In the end, Trump won against Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Given the initial results showing that Donald Trump won the US presidential election,” Hamas said, “we need to listen to the voices of the American people on issues that have been raised for more than a year.” He said he thought so. [Israeli] It's an invasion of the Gaza Strip. ”
The incoming Trump administration will “stop the war of genocide and aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, stop the aggression against the brotherly Lebanese people, and end the provision of military aid and political asylum to Zionist entities.” “We must take serious steps to ensure that our people's legitimate rights are recognized,” Hamas added.
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On July 19, 2023, Palestinian terrorists from the Hamas movement's al-Qassam Brigades participate in a military parade to commemorate the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel near the border in the central Gaza Strip. (Mahmoud Hamuz/AFP via Getty Images)
“The new US administration must recognize that the Palestinian people will continue to resist these hateful forces,” Hamas said. [Israeli] “We reject occupation and will not accept any path that undermines our legitimate rights to freedom, independence, self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.”
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Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), stand on stage at the election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Wednesday, November 6, in West Palm Beach, Florida. . (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
According to Times of Israel sources, President Trump first delivered a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about ending the war in July when the Israeli leader visited Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. .
Mourners raise their hands and chant slogans during the funeral procession of a Hezbollah fighter killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, September 21. (AP/Bilal Hussain)
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Although the Biden-Harris administration has primarily supported Israel, the White House has opposed recent military operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In October, President Biden called for a ceasefire just before Israel began military operations in Lebanon.
Fox News' Yonat Friling and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
