20 mar 2015
The Egyptian naval forces at dawn Friday attacked a Palestinian fishing boat off the Rafah shores, south of the Gaza Strip, and arrested all the fishermen onboard.
Head of the Palestinian fishermen’s syndicate Nizar Ayyash told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Egyptian naval forces opened fire at a big Palestinian fishing vessel off the Rafah waters before they took it over.
Ayyash added that the fishermen and their boat were led to the Egyptian mainland.
He said the number of the captured fishermen were still not known, adding that such boat usually carry some nine fishermen aboard.
In early March, the Palestinian fisherman Tawfiq Abu Reyala, 34, was killed and two of his fellows were arrested in a similar attack by the Egyptian navy off the Rafah coast.
Lately, the Egyptian navy has stepped up attacks on Gazan fishermen working near the Rafah-Gaza border area to earn a living for their families.
Head of the Palestinian fishermen’s syndicate Nizar Ayyash told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the Egyptian naval forces opened fire at a big Palestinian fishing vessel off the Rafah waters before they took it over.
Ayyash added that the fishermen and their boat were led to the Egyptian mainland.
He said the number of the captured fishermen were still not known, adding that such boat usually carry some nine fishermen aboard.
In early March, the Palestinian fisherman Tawfiq Abu Reyala, 34, was killed and two of his fellows were arrested in a similar attack by the Egyptian navy off the Rafah coast.
Lately, the Egyptian navy has stepped up attacks on Gazan fishermen working near the Rafah-Gaza border area to earn a living for their families.
18 mar 2015
16 international human rights groups have released Tuesday an urgent appeal calling on the Egyptian government to put an end to the arbitrary detention of refugees and to immediately release all refugees held without charges in spite of the public prosecutor’s release orders.
The groups have also called in the statement on Egypt to drop all deportation orders issued in spite of the public prosecutor’s release orders, to repeal its tight visa restrictions for Syrian nationals, and to allow UNHCR to execute its protection mandate to include Palestinian refugees.
In the case of 56 Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian refugees the charge of ‘unauthorized entry’ has been dropped as the Public Prosecutor ordered their release on November 5, 2014. Despite this, Egypt’s Homeland Security issued orders for their deportation. For more than 100 days now, they have been held without charge at Karmooz police station, the statement pointed out.
The group was arrested by the Egyptian authorities on November 1, 2014 after they had left from Turkey by boat on October 23, 2014 aiming to reach Europe. Following a dispute between the smugglers, the refugees were left stranded on Nelson Island, 4 km north of Abu Qir, Alexandria.
On November 5, 2014, the Public Prosecutor ordered their release.
The groups have also called in the statement on Egypt to drop all deportation orders issued in spite of the public prosecutor’s release orders, to repeal its tight visa restrictions for Syrian nationals, and to allow UNHCR to execute its protection mandate to include Palestinian refugees.
In the case of 56 Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian refugees the charge of ‘unauthorized entry’ has been dropped as the Public Prosecutor ordered their release on November 5, 2014. Despite this, Egypt’s Homeland Security issued orders for their deportation. For more than 100 days now, they have been held without charge at Karmooz police station, the statement pointed out.
The group was arrested by the Egyptian authorities on November 1, 2014 after they had left from Turkey by boat on October 23, 2014 aiming to reach Europe. Following a dispute between the smugglers, the refugees were left stranded on Nelson Island, 4 km north of Abu Qir, Alexandria.
On November 5, 2014, the Public Prosecutor ordered their release.
17 mar 2015
The Egyptian army demolished 1,020 houses in the border city of Rafah as part of the second stage of the establishment of a buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian security officials told a Ma'an reporter in El-Arish city, Tuesday, that 200 more houses would be demolished to create a no-go zone extending 500 meters from the border fence.
Families evacuated from the properties have already been reimbursed, the official said, adding that the Egyptian government had paid some 150 million Egyptian pounds ($19.7 million) in compensation to evacuated families.
The governor of the North Sinai district, Abd al-Fattah Harhour, said in January that each family would receive 1,500 Egyptian pounds ($209) to rent apartments for three months, in addition to 1,200 pounds ($167) for every square meter of cement and 700 pounds ($97) per square meter of the demolished home based on the bearing wall system.
In a separate incident on Tuesday, Egyptian security services announced that three gunmen were killed when a booby-trapped vehicle accidentally exploded in Sheikh Zuweid city, Northern Sinai.
Egyptian army helicopters subsequently targeted hideouts of gunmen in Sinai Peninsula, killing nine.
The North Sinai has seen prolonged violence since the ousting of Egypt's first democratically elected president, Muhammad Morsi, in 2013, with Egyptian security forces battling various armed groups supporting the ousted Muslim Brotherhood.
After a bombing killed more than 30 Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai in October 2014, the military stepped up the campaign to build the buffer zone amid accusations of Hamas support for the group that carried out the attack, which Hamas has strenuously denied.
Both sides of the border are densely populated as the city of Rafah originally extended in both directions, a growth that was the result of the Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula for more than a decade following the 1967 war.
In the early 2000s Israeli authorities demolished thousands of homes in Palestinian Rafah in order to create a 300-meter buffer zone on the Egypt border, but after the pull-out in 2005, many moved back into the area.
The Egyptian government, which has actively destroyed smuggling tunnels underneath the border and directly targeted Hamas since the 2013 military coup, has now promised to uproot as many as possible to ensure the creation of a buffer zone on its side.
The border area used to be host to hundreds of tunnels which Gazans used to import goods to get around the seven-year-old Israeli siege of the territory.
Egyptian security officials told a Ma'an reporter in El-Arish city, Tuesday, that 200 more houses would be demolished to create a no-go zone extending 500 meters from the border fence.
Families evacuated from the properties have already been reimbursed, the official said, adding that the Egyptian government had paid some 150 million Egyptian pounds ($19.7 million) in compensation to evacuated families.
The governor of the North Sinai district, Abd al-Fattah Harhour, said in January that each family would receive 1,500 Egyptian pounds ($209) to rent apartments for three months, in addition to 1,200 pounds ($167) for every square meter of cement and 700 pounds ($97) per square meter of the demolished home based on the bearing wall system.
In a separate incident on Tuesday, Egyptian security services announced that three gunmen were killed when a booby-trapped vehicle accidentally exploded in Sheikh Zuweid city, Northern Sinai.
Egyptian army helicopters subsequently targeted hideouts of gunmen in Sinai Peninsula, killing nine.
The North Sinai has seen prolonged violence since the ousting of Egypt's first democratically elected president, Muhammad Morsi, in 2013, with Egyptian security forces battling various armed groups supporting the ousted Muslim Brotherhood.
After a bombing killed more than 30 Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai in October 2014, the military stepped up the campaign to build the buffer zone amid accusations of Hamas support for the group that carried out the attack, which Hamas has strenuously denied.
Both sides of the border are densely populated as the city of Rafah originally extended in both directions, a growth that was the result of the Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula for more than a decade following the 1967 war.
In the early 2000s Israeli authorities demolished thousands of homes in Palestinian Rafah in order to create a 300-meter buffer zone on the Egypt border, but after the pull-out in 2005, many moved back into the area.
The Egyptian government, which has actively destroyed smuggling tunnels underneath the border and directly targeted Hamas since the 2013 military coup, has now promised to uproot as many as possible to ensure the creation of a buffer zone on its side.
The border area used to be host to hundreds of tunnels which Gazans used to import goods to get around the seven-year-old Israeli siege of the territory.
15 mar 2015
Sheikh Kamal al-Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands, said that the Egyptian-Israeli coordination against the Gaza Strip reached its peak after the Egyptian military coup in July 2013.
In a statement to Quds Press on Saturday, Sheikh Khatib stated that an Israeli delegation visits Cairo every week, specifically every Monday, to coordinate positions with their Egyptian counterparts in order to tighten the blockade on Gaza.
The Islamic Movement official also strongly denounced the Egyptian court ruling that classified Hamas as a terrorist group, saying that the current Egyptian leadership, which dared to slaughter its own people and shed their blood, found no deterrent curbing its aggressive attitude against its Palestinian, Arab, and Islamic surroundings.
"Cairo executes the policies of the occupation which has expressed its great joy and happiness with the ruling and seen it as a triumph for it and a similarity in the positions," he underlined.
Sheikh Khatib also accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Arab regimes of coordinating with the Israeli occupation in targeting and blockading the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
He said that the PA is in the same trench with the occupation against Gaza and deals with it as a hostile zone, describing it as the head of evil that incites others against Gaza.
In a statement to Quds Press on Saturday, Sheikh Khatib stated that an Israeli delegation visits Cairo every week, specifically every Monday, to coordinate positions with their Egyptian counterparts in order to tighten the blockade on Gaza.
The Islamic Movement official also strongly denounced the Egyptian court ruling that classified Hamas as a terrorist group, saying that the current Egyptian leadership, which dared to slaughter its own people and shed their blood, found no deterrent curbing its aggressive attitude against its Palestinian, Arab, and Islamic surroundings.
"Cairo executes the policies of the occupation which has expressed its great joy and happiness with the ruling and seen it as a triumph for it and a similarity in the positions," he underlined.
Sheikh Khatib also accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Arab regimes of coordinating with the Israeli occupation in targeting and blockading the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
He said that the PA is in the same trench with the occupation against Gaza and deals with it as a hostile zone, describing it as the head of evil that incites others against Gaza.
14 mar 2015
Representative of Hamas Movement in Sana'a Dr. Abdul Muti Zaqout renewed his group’s total rejection of the Egyptian court’s ruling to list Hamas as a terrorist organization.
The ruling was a stab in the back of the Palestinian people and resistance, he said.
Zaqout’s statements came during a rally organized Thursday evening in Sana'a in support of Hamas Movement and in rejection of the Egyptian ruling against the group.
The political verdict issued against Hamas and its armed wing came after a massive incitement campaign waged by Egyptian media outlets, he noted.
He called on “wise men” in Egypt to intervene for the opening of Rafah crossing and to put an end to “the unfair media incitement against the Movement”.
The continued restrictions and siege on Hamas would only increase its steadfastness and adherence to Palestinian people rights, he stressed.
“Hamas and all Palestinian resistance factions were and will always be the defender of Egyptian national security.”
Dr. Zaqout welcomed in this matter the Egyptian government’s appeal against the verdict, expressing hope that it will be permanently repealed.
Zaqout stressed the strong relations between Palestinian and Yemeni peoples, appreciating in the meantime the Arab and Islamic countries and figures’ positions in support of his Movement and in rejection of the ruling.
On the other hand, the leader in Hamas Movement hailed the recent decisions made by PLO Central Council mainly its decision to stop security coordination with Israel and to support national reconciliation.
"We have been surprised along the past few days by the large-scale political arrest campaign waged against the Movement’s members and supporters in the West Bank instead of halting security coordination with the (Israeli) occupation," he pointed out.
For his part, member of the popular committee to advocate Palestinian cause Dr. Abdulqawi Shumayri hailed the Palestinian people’s heroic resistance against the Israeli occupation.
The ruling was a stab in the back of the Palestinian people and resistance, he said.
Zaqout’s statements came during a rally organized Thursday evening in Sana'a in support of Hamas Movement and in rejection of the Egyptian ruling against the group.
The political verdict issued against Hamas and its armed wing came after a massive incitement campaign waged by Egyptian media outlets, he noted.
He called on “wise men” in Egypt to intervene for the opening of Rafah crossing and to put an end to “the unfair media incitement against the Movement”.
The continued restrictions and siege on Hamas would only increase its steadfastness and adherence to Palestinian people rights, he stressed.
“Hamas and all Palestinian resistance factions were and will always be the defender of Egyptian national security.”
Dr. Zaqout welcomed in this matter the Egyptian government’s appeal against the verdict, expressing hope that it will be permanently repealed.
Zaqout stressed the strong relations between Palestinian and Yemeni peoples, appreciating in the meantime the Arab and Islamic countries and figures’ positions in support of his Movement and in rejection of the ruling.
On the other hand, the leader in Hamas Movement hailed the recent decisions made by PLO Central Council mainly its decision to stop security coordination with Israel and to support national reconciliation.
"We have been surprised along the past few days by the large-scale political arrest campaign waged against the Movement’s members and supporters in the West Bank instead of halting security coordination with the (Israeli) occupation," he pointed out.
For his part, member of the popular committee to advocate Palestinian cause Dr. Abdulqawi Shumayri hailed the Palestinian people’s heroic resistance against the Israeli occupation.
12 mar 2015
Member of Hamas's political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk appreciated the Egyptian government’s decision to appeal against the court for urgent matters’ ruling that listed Hamas as a terrorist group.
In Facebook remarks on Thursday, Abu Marzouk described the Egyptian government’s decision to appeal against the ruling as a positive step.
Abu Marzouk called on the government to take further steps befitting Egypt's stature and historical positions towards the Palestinian people and their national cause.
The Egyptian government submitted on Wednesday an appeal against the verdict of the Egyptian court for urgent matters which designated Hamas as a terrorist organization, and the first session will be on March 28, according to Anadolu news agency.
The court verdict has drawn strong condemnation from Palestinian, Arab and Muslim figures and organizations, who also demanded the Egyptian government to overturn its political decision.
In Facebook remarks on Thursday, Abu Marzouk described the Egyptian government’s decision to appeal against the ruling as a positive step.
Abu Marzouk called on the government to take further steps befitting Egypt's stature and historical positions towards the Palestinian people and their national cause.
The Egyptian government submitted on Wednesday an appeal against the verdict of the Egyptian court for urgent matters which designated Hamas as a terrorist organization, and the first session will be on March 28, according to Anadolu news agency.
The court verdict has drawn strong condemnation from Palestinian, Arab and Muslim figures and organizations, who also demanded the Egyptian government to overturn its political decision.
Islamic Jihad Movement said on Thursday it hoped the Egyptian government decision to appeal a recent court ruling labeling Hamas a "terrorist" group would "put an end to all attempts to tarnish the image of the Palestinian resistance”.
The Movement welcomed, in a statement, the decision by the Egyptian government’s decision to appeal a previous ruling labeling Hamas a “terrorist organization”.
The Islamic Jihad pointed to its incessant efforts to strengthen the Palestinian- Egyptian relations. It called for enhancing confidence, directing the media to serve the Arab and Islamic Nation’s causes, and boosting the relations with Egypt.
A senior Islamic Jihad delegation headed by its secretary general Ramadan Shallah concluded a visit to Cairo on Saturday. The Islamic Jihad delegation held talks with Egyptian officials on a number of issues including the situation in Gaza and on easing tension between Egypt and Hamas.
The Egyptian government has appealed, earlier on Wednesday, a ruling by Cairo's Court for Urgent Matters labeling Palestinian resistance faction Hamas a “terrorist” organization on February 28.
Hamas, for its part, welcomed the Egyptian appeal, and said, “The move is a step in the right direction”.
The Cairo's Court for Urgent Matters set March 28 to start hearing the appeal which was filed by Egypt's State Lawsuits Authority.
The Movement welcomed, in a statement, the decision by the Egyptian government’s decision to appeal a previous ruling labeling Hamas a “terrorist organization”.
The Islamic Jihad pointed to its incessant efforts to strengthen the Palestinian- Egyptian relations. It called for enhancing confidence, directing the media to serve the Arab and Islamic Nation’s causes, and boosting the relations with Egypt.
A senior Islamic Jihad delegation headed by its secretary general Ramadan Shallah concluded a visit to Cairo on Saturday. The Islamic Jihad delegation held talks with Egyptian officials on a number of issues including the situation in Gaza and on easing tension between Egypt and Hamas.
The Egyptian government has appealed, earlier on Wednesday, a ruling by Cairo's Court for Urgent Matters labeling Palestinian resistance faction Hamas a “terrorist” organization on February 28.
Hamas, for its part, welcomed the Egyptian appeal, and said, “The move is a step in the right direction”.
The Cairo's Court for Urgent Matters set March 28 to start hearing the appeal which was filed by Egypt's State Lawsuits Authority.
10 mar 2015
The Women of Palestine Committee on Monday evening staged a sit-in in the Yemeni capital Sana'a in protest at the recent Egyptian court verdict that had classified the Hamas Movement as a terrorist organization.
The sit-in was organized in cooperation with Yemeni woman groups in the country under the slogan "Hamas…the shield of the nation."
During the protest, Hamas representative in Yemen Abdul-Muti Zaqqout hailed the positions of the Yemini people, especially the role of their women in backing and extending every help to their Palestinian sisters in the country.
Zaqqout condemned the court ruling against Hamas as arbitrary and urged Egypt to revoke it.
For her part, Yemeni political activist Nour Ba'abad stated in a speech that the Yemeni women are important part of the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation, and called on the Egyptian leadership to renounce its position against the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
She stressed the need for reviving the Arab support for the Palestinian people to strengthen their steadfastness in the face of the Israeli occupation and their struggle for the liberation of Palestine.
The sit-in was organized in cooperation with Yemeni woman groups in the country under the slogan "Hamas…the shield of the nation."
During the protest, Hamas representative in Yemen Abdul-Muti Zaqqout hailed the positions of the Yemini people, especially the role of their women in backing and extending every help to their Palestinian sisters in the country.
Zaqqout condemned the court ruling against Hamas as arbitrary and urged Egypt to revoke it.
For her part, Yemeni political activist Nour Ba'abad stated in a speech that the Yemeni women are important part of the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation, and called on the Egyptian leadership to renounce its position against the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
She stressed the need for reviving the Arab support for the Palestinian people to strengthen their steadfastness in the face of the Israeli occupation and their struggle for the liberation of Palestine.
A senior Egyptian official in charge of a committee seizing funds and assets of groups classified as terrorist said he has not received the recent court verdict against the Hamas Movement, so his committee is not entitled to take action against it.
Head of the committee Ezzat Khamis, the first assistant of the Egyptian minister of justice, explained in press remarks to Anadolu news agency that "his committee is responsible for confiscating and managing the Muslim Brotherhood's funds and assets and has nothing to do with the court ruling that listed Hamas as a terrorist organization."
Khamis also said that the two rulings issued by the court for urgent matters against Hamas and its armed wing are still in the drawers of the cabinet and has not been sent to the committee.
The court for urgent matters in Cairo on March 4, 2014 had issued a verdict banning all activities of Hamas and closing its offices inside Egypt before it ruled its armed wing al-Qassam Brigades a terror group on January 31, 2015.
Later, the same court also issued a similar ruling against Hamas itself. The verdict received strong condemnation from main Palestinian factions and international Islamic organizations.
Former head of the state council Mohamed al-Jamal told Anadolu that there is an obvious official reluctance to enforce the court verdicts against Hamas, which reflected that the Egyptian government does not seek to circulate orders in this regard to the executive authorities.
Head of the committee Ezzat Khamis, the first assistant of the Egyptian minister of justice, explained in press remarks to Anadolu news agency that "his committee is responsible for confiscating and managing the Muslim Brotherhood's funds and assets and has nothing to do with the court ruling that listed Hamas as a terrorist organization."
Khamis also said that the two rulings issued by the court for urgent matters against Hamas and its armed wing are still in the drawers of the cabinet and has not been sent to the committee.
The court for urgent matters in Cairo on March 4, 2014 had issued a verdict banning all activities of Hamas and closing its offices inside Egypt before it ruled its armed wing al-Qassam Brigades a terror group on January 31, 2015.
Later, the same court also issued a similar ruling against Hamas itself. The verdict received strong condemnation from main Palestinian factions and international Islamic organizations.
Former head of the state council Mohamed al-Jamal told Anadolu that there is an obvious official reluctance to enforce the court verdicts against Hamas, which reflected that the Egyptian government does not seek to circulate orders in this regard to the executive authorities.
Political bureau member of Hamas, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, slammed on Monday the latest terror attack targeting Egyptian army in Zweid area, near the borders with Gaza, earlier in the day.
Abu Marzouk said in his statements to Quds Press the attack has come at a time when the Rafah border-crossing has been unblocked after a series of appeals. “But I have no doubts anymore about ongoing intents to keep the Rafah crossing closed and fan the flames of the Gaza-Cairo tension.”
“I’ve had the intuition that something was lying in store. Unfortunately, I got it right,” he said. “Three people were killed and others were injured in a car-bomb blast in Sheikh Zweid area earlier in the morning.”
“I am also just as certain that such terrorism is nourished by ‘malevolent hands,’ most probably Israelis,” he further stated.
Abu Marzouk stressed the group’s firm rebuff of any projected finger-pointing at Hamas, saying: “Such terror attacks need much time. But we’ve been told about the opening of the Rafah border crossing only a couple of days ago. . . . How on earth can Gaza or any Gazan take part in such a rushed terror attack?”
He appealed to his Egyptian “brothers and sisters” to never take such allegations for granted and stand on guard to any attempts at sparking further tension between Gaza and Cairo.
Abu Marzouk said in his statements to Quds Press the attack has come at a time when the Rafah border-crossing has been unblocked after a series of appeals. “But I have no doubts anymore about ongoing intents to keep the Rafah crossing closed and fan the flames of the Gaza-Cairo tension.”
“I’ve had the intuition that something was lying in store. Unfortunately, I got it right,” he said. “Three people were killed and others were injured in a car-bomb blast in Sheikh Zweid area earlier in the morning.”
“I am also just as certain that such terrorism is nourished by ‘malevolent hands,’ most probably Israelis,” he further stated.
Abu Marzouk stressed the group’s firm rebuff of any projected finger-pointing at Hamas, saying: “Such terror attacks need much time. But we’ve been told about the opening of the Rafah border crossing only a couple of days ago. . . . How on earth can Gaza or any Gazan take part in such a rushed terror attack?”
He appealed to his Egyptian “brothers and sisters” to never take such allegations for granted and stand on guard to any attempts at sparking further tension between Gaza and Cairo.
8 mar 2015
Secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad Movement Dr. Ramadan Shallah has briefed deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas Ismail Haneyya on the outcome of his Cairo visit that concluded on Saturday.
A press release for Haneyya’s office said that Shallah reached Haneyya over the phone on Saturday night and informed him of results of discussions with Egyptian officials, which he described as “positive and fruitful”.
He added that the discussions bore fruit as the Egyptians decided to open the Rafah border terminal with Gaza Strip for two days starting on Monday.
Shallah, according to the release, expected other future results for the visit.
For his part, Haneyya appreciated Shallah’s efforts and hoped that such meetings would continue in future to clear any misunderstanding between the two sides.
Shallah, heading a senior Jihad delegation, had concluded a visit to the Egyptian capital on Saturday. He discussed Palestinian conditions and relations between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the visit.
Egypt had declared that the Rafah crossing would be open in both directions on Monday and Tuesday after 140 days of closure.
A press release for Haneyya’s office said that Shallah reached Haneyya over the phone on Saturday night and informed him of results of discussions with Egyptian officials, which he described as “positive and fruitful”.
He added that the discussions bore fruit as the Egyptians decided to open the Rafah border terminal with Gaza Strip for two days starting on Monday.
Shallah, according to the release, expected other future results for the visit.
For his part, Haneyya appreciated Shallah’s efforts and hoped that such meetings would continue in future to clear any misunderstanding between the two sides.
Shallah, heading a senior Jihad delegation, had concluded a visit to the Egyptian capital on Saturday. He discussed Palestinian conditions and relations between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the visit.
Egypt had declared that the Rafah crossing would be open in both directions on Monday and Tuesday after 140 days of closure.
6 mar 2015
The Anti-Coup Alliance in Egypt on Thursday slammed as "unjust the recent verdict issued by the Cairo court for urgent affairs that had classified the Hamas Movement as a terrorist organization.
This came in a statement issued by the Coalition at the end of a conference held in Istanbul under the slogan "Hamas is the heart of the nation."
The Anti-Coup Alliance, also known as the National Alliance Supporting Legitimacy, described the court verdict as "politically-motivated" and "beyond the court's jurisdiction."
"The real terrorism is the state terrorism pursued by the Israeli occupation and all coup powers in our Arab-Muslim world, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, as well as the oppressive Syrian regime and the sectarian factions in Iraq."
“Our nation’s causes are interlinked and it has a common enemy,” the statement read.
The court verdict aims at dampening the spirits of the entire nation and breaking its will to force it to submit to the world’s tyrannical regimes whether in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, or Palestine, the statement added.
This came in a statement issued by the Coalition at the end of a conference held in Istanbul under the slogan "Hamas is the heart of the nation."
The Anti-Coup Alliance, also known as the National Alliance Supporting Legitimacy, described the court verdict as "politically-motivated" and "beyond the court's jurisdiction."
"The real terrorism is the state terrorism pursued by the Israeli occupation and all coup powers in our Arab-Muslim world, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, as well as the oppressive Syrian regime and the sectarian factions in Iraq."
“Our nation’s causes are interlinked and it has a common enemy,” the statement read.
The court verdict aims at dampening the spirits of the entire nation and breaking its will to force it to submit to the world’s tyrannical regimes whether in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, or Palestine, the statement added.
