“We will protect every inch of our blessed land, and we will sacrifice Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque with sacrifices and lives, and the crimes of settlement, Judaization and land theft will not succeed in obliterating its historical features and Palestinian identity.” Izzat al-Rishq, Twitter post, December 27, 2022, 6:09 a.m., https://twitter.com/reshiq_i/status/1607695257646366722.

During a Gaza City rally marking Hamas’s 35th anniversary:

“We have to give the chance to ignite the resistance in the West Bank.”“Hamas marks anniversary, predicts confrontation with Israel,” Associated Press, December 14, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-gaza-strip-mahmoud-abbas-hamas-cec0332942c787a9ecdccf2402eeec6d.

During a Gaza City rally marking Hamas’s 35th anniversary:

“We will come to you, God willing, in a roaring flood. We will come to you with endless rockets, we will come to you in a limitless flood of soldiers, we will come to you with millions of our people, like the repeating tide.”Stephen Farrell and Samia Nakhoul, “Hamas leader Sinwar plotted Israel’s most deadly day in plain sight,” Reuters, December 6, 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hiding-plain-sight-hamas-leader-sinwar-plotted-destruction-2023-12-01/.

Statement in honor of Hamas’s 35th anniversary:

“On this anniversary, Hamas states the following:

“First: Palestine, from the river to the sea, is our land and we will hold tightly onto it and onto our legitimate right to defend and liberate it with all possible means, including armed struggle until liberation and return.

“Second: Occupied Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque are the core of the freedom struggle against the Israeli occupation, and there is no legitimacy nor sovereignty for the Israeli occupation over them.  The Israeli occupation’s Judaisation attempts are doomed to failure.

“Third: We salute the free Palestinian detainees and their families and express pride in their steadfastness and sacrifices in the face of the Israeli occupation. Hamas reiterates that liberating them tops Hamas’s priority.

“Fourth: Establishing a true national partnership based on a unified struggle program is the only way to confront the Zionist occupation, and that would only be achieved by implementing the Algerian Declaration and the preceding agreements and understandings. This would pave the way for the rearrangement of the Palestinian house.

“Fifth: Hamas emphasises that the Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their lands from which they were forcibly displaced is inalienable and all resettlement projects are rejected. It also calls on all states and organisations to protect them and enhance their steadfastness until their return.

“Sixth: We renew our faith in the Arab and Muslim world as a strategic backer of the Palestinian people's struggle for liberation and return. We call for keeping the Palestinian cause and freedom struggle high on the agenda of every forum and on every occasion and for working on rejecting, criminalising, and boycotting all attempts to integrate the Israeli occupation into the region through normalising ties with it or whitewashing its heinous image and policies.

“Seventh: We urge the United Nations and the international community to work to achieve justice for the Palestinian people and their cause and endorse their rights to end the occupation, self-determination, and establish their independent state. We call for an end to double standards and bias in favour of the Israeli occupation against the just Palestinian cause and legitimate Palestinian rights.”“Statement on 35th anniversary of Resistance Movement Hamas,” Hamas, December 14, 2022, https://hamas.ps/en/post/4446/Statement-on-35th-anniversary-of-Resistance-Movement-Hamas.

Statement commemorating the anniversary of the first Palestinian intifada:

“On this occasion, hamas states the following:

“First: The circumstances that led the Palestinian people to revolt against the Israeli occupation 35 years ago are still ongoing and continue to escalate in light of the Israeli occupation’s crimes in the West Bank and Jerusalem, attempts to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip.

“Second: We confirm that Hamas adheres to comprehensive resistance against the Israeli occupation in defence of our land and holy places. We reiterate our rejection of making compromises, security collaboration, and normalisation of ties with the Israeli occupation, which is a threat to the Palestinian people and the Arabs’ security and stability.

“Third: We salute the Palestinian people in the West Bank and across Palestine who revolt against the Israeli occupation.

“Fourth: We hail the steadfastness of the Palestinian people across Palestine who continue their freedom struggle against the Israeli occupation and those in the diaspora who uphold their right to return to their hometowns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948 by Zionist gangs.

“Fifth: We call on the Arab and Muslim Ummah, along with the free people of the world, to continue their solidarity with and support of the Palestinian people and their just cause. We also urge the international community and all human rights organisations to expose Israeli occupation's crimes and hold Israeli leaders accountable for their violations against the Palestinian people. They should also support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, resistance, and liberation.”“Remembering First Intifada, Hamas calls for supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination,” Hamas, December 8, 2022, https://hamas.ps/en/post/4436/Remembering-First-Intifada-Hamas-calls-for-supporting-Palestinians-right-to-self-determination.

“Our Palestinian people, who faced all the previous projects that were aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause, will face this Zio-American project with a united Palestinian position and with a strong resistance that has been built by the courageous fighters of Palestine, especially those in the steadfast and fearless Gaza Strip.”“Abdul-Hadi: Our people are able to confront deal of the century,” Palestinian Information Center, December 7, 2022, https://english.palinfo.com/news/2019/12/07/Abdul-Hadi-Our-people-are-able-to-confront-deal-of-the-century.

“The optimal solution to deal with the Saudi entity is to establish an alliance from the countries affected by its criminal deeds to transfer the conflicts into the streets of Riyadh.”Shelly Kittleson, “Iran-linked militia in Iraq threatens Saudi Arabia as Iraqi PM visits Tehran,” Al-Monitor, December 1, 2022, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/iran-linked-militia-iraq-threatens-saudi-arabia-iraqi-pm-visits-tehran.

Statement on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration:

“On the 105th anniversary of the so-called "Balfour Declaration", Hamas states the following: 

“First: The ‘Balfour Declaration’, which was followed by political injustices, massacres against the Palestinian people and infringement upon their rights and historical homeland amid the continuous US bias towards the Israeli occupation and the double standards adopted by some Western nations against the Palestinian rights, will neither succeed in perpetuating the Zionist settler-colonial project nor will it wipe out the just Palestinian cause.

“Second: Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque are the core of the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation, which is trying to impose a new fait accompli at the Muslim sacred site through desecration and provocative raids. The Palestinian people, however, will continue to defend the mosque at any cost.    

“Third: All massacres, killings, and displacement schemes targeting the Palestinian people and their homeland since the "Balfour Declaration" will not be forgotten with the passage of time. We call for serious and effective international action to put an end to Israeli crimes and prosecute the Israeli occupation leaders as war criminals at the international court.

“Fourth: The right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland, from which they were forced out, is an unwavering legitimate and legal right. We renew our call for protecting Palestinian refugees everywhere and providing them with a decent life by granting them their humanitarian rights until they return to their towns and villages in historic Palestine. 

“Fifth: Reversing the effects of the ‘Balfour Declaration’ is a renewed historical responsibility and a national duty that the Arab and Muslim nations and the free peoples of the world have to take on. They have to put an end to the Israeli occupation’s terrorism and isolate it internationally, and back the Palestinian people and their legitimate struggle until ending the occupation and establishing a fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

“Sixth: We renew our rejection of all forms of normalisation with the Israeli occupation. We urge all parties that have normalised ties with the Israeli occupation to backtrack on this wrongful move and support the Palestinian people and their legitimate fight to defend their homeland and holy sites. 

“Seventh: We call on the Palestinian people everywhere to keep up their freedom struggle against the Israeli occupation with all means possible and to hold on to their homeland, rights, holy sites, and national identity. We also urge the Arab and Muslim world to boost their support for the Palestinian people and their fight for their lands and right to self-determination.”“Statement on 105th anniversary of ill-fated Balfour Declaration,” Hamas, November 2, 2022, https://hamas.ps/en/post/4374/Statement-on-105th-anniversary-of-ill-fated-Balfour-Declaration.

“The Palestinian cause is the key to solutions and stability for the whole region. We stick to resistance and do not care about the Palestinian Authority’s talks with the occupation, which thinks that its repeated attacks on the occupied West Bank will end the battle. No, the Palestinian factions and the Palestinian people are preparing for the big battle.”“Islamic Jihad 'preparing for big battle' with Israel,” Middle East Monitor, November 23, 2022, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221123-islamic-jihad-preparing-for-big-battle-with-israel/.

“The sacrifices of martyrs fuel the flames of the revolution in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli occupation will regret committing its crimes against Palestinians. Nablus is the home of resistance which personifies the unity of blood and fate. There are great things coming from Nablus.”“Hamas leader hails ‘resistance’ by Lions’ Den martyrs,” Middle East Monitor, October 26, 2022, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221026-hamas-leader-hails-resistance-by-lions-den-martyrs/.