Hamas threatens to bomb Tel Aviv
Hamas leader in Gaza: We can strike Israel for 51 minutes at the same level that we attacked Tel Aviv for 51 days.
In a meeting with representatives of labor unions on behalf of the Palestinian Arab organizations, Sinwar said that “the Palestinian people are still at the stage of national liberation and cannot give up their weapons.”
He added that the decision on national reconciliation was made by a consensus of Hamas leaders inside and outside “Palestine”, and stressed that the movement was serious about its intentions regarding the reconciliation agreement with [terrorist] Fatah.
Sinwar explained that Hamas could not allow the continuation of the split with Fatah because it is a huge and strategic problem for the Palestinian national enterprise.
In a message to Israel, Sinwar said, “If the enemy (Israel) is thinking of foiling the reconciliation, it will be taught a lesson so that it will not intervene in our internal affairs…We will not recognize and cannot recognize Israel and the conditions of the occupation are unacceptable.”
He then sent a threatening message about Hamas’s military capabilities, saying, “We can strike Israel for a period of 51 minutes at the same level that we attacked Tel Aviv for 51 days.”
Under the reconciliation agreement signed between Fatah and Hamas, the PA is to resume full control of Hamas-controlled Gaza by December 1.
Israel rejected the unity agreement due to the involvement of Hamas, an internationally recognized terror organization. Last week, the Israeli Cabinet made clear that it would not negotiate with the new Palestinian unity government until Hamas recognizes Israel, disarms, and severs its ties with Iran.
Hamas, in blatant disregard of the Israeli statement, sent a high-ranking delegation to Iran, where its deputy leader, sanctioned terrorist Salah Al-Aruri, declared that the group would never agree to sever its ties with Iran and give up the armed struggle against “the Zionist regime”.
