Hamas: Netanyahu struck by ‘madness of defeat, illusion of false victory’
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statements regarding a planned military incursion into the city of Rafah in Gaza, describing them as a manifestation of the “madness of defeat” and an “illusion of false victory.”
In a statement issued on Thursday, the movement asserted that the Israeli official’s remarks about achieving a “decisive victory” and “dismantling Rafah” were desperate attempts to obscure the Israeli regime’s failures in the Gaza Strip and mislead the regime’s illegal settlers.
Netanyahu’s remarks “are nothing but desperate attempts to cover up the failure of his army in Gaza and to convince his public of an illusion that does not exist,” the statement read.
Hamas emphasized that the resilience and resistance of the Palestinian people had thwarted the objectives of Israeli aggression, despite the ongoing massacres, destruction, and siege.
“His lies are falling apart before the steadfastness of our Palestinian people and their valiant resistance,” it stated.
The group reaffirmed its commitment to continue resisting the regime until it was expelled from Palestinian land.
“Rafah, which he boasts of ‘dismantling,’ will remain a symbol of steadfastness and dignity. Its occupation will turn into a nightmare that haunts the invaders, just as happened in Beit Hanoun, Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Shuja’iyya,” it said, referring to other Gazan cities.
Hamas also called upon the international community and free people worldwide to support the Palestinian people, uphold their steadfastness and right to self-determination, and take urgent action to stop the crimes of genocide and starvation that was being committed by the regime.
It also underlined Netanyahu’s being pursued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza during a genocidal war that the regime has been waging against the coastal sliver since October 2023.
More than 52,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed during the warfare that was launched in response to a historical resistance operation against the occupied Palestinian territories.
The regime, however, has stopped far short of realizing its stated goals of either defeating Hamas through the war or forcing mass expulsion of Palestinians from the territory.
