Hamas reacts to Trump victory, says he must ‘work seriously to stop the war’ in Gaza

The Palestinian violent group Hamas said Wednesday that nan incoming management of statesmanlike predetermination victor Donald Trump must “work earnestly to extremity nan war” successful nan Gaza Strip. 

The declaration comes aft a study emerged claiming Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wrap up nan conflict by nan clip he gets inaugurated connected Jan. 20 if he had won nan election. Trump yet prevailed complete Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Hamas said, “In ray of nan first results showing Donald Trump winning successful nan U.S. statesmanlike elections,” they judge he is “required to perceive to nan voices that person been raised by nan U.S. nationalist for much than a twelvemonth regarding nan [Israeli] aggression connected nan Gaza Strip.” 

The incoming Trump management must “work earnestly to extremity nan warfare of genocide and aggression against our Palestinian group successful nan Gaza Strip and nan West Bank, extremity nan aggression against nan brotherly Lebanese people, extremity providing subject support and governmental screen to nan Zionist entity, and to admit nan morganatic authorities of our people,” Hamas added. 

Hamas besides said nan “new US management must recognize that our Palestinian group will proceed to defy nan hateful [Israeli] business and will not judge immoderate way that detracts from their morganatic authorities to freedom, independence, self-determination, and nan constitution of their independent Palestinian authorities pinch Jerusalem arsenic its capital.” 

A root from nan Times of Israel said Trump initially gave nan connection to Netanyahu astir ending nan warfare erstwhile nan Israeli leader visited him astatine Mar-a-Lago successful Palm Beach, Florida, successful July. 

The Biden-Harris management has been mostly supportive of Israel, though nan White House has spoken retired against nan Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) caller subject operations. In October, President Biden demanded a cease-fire soon earlier Israel launched subject operations successful Lebanon.