Palestinian poll shows rise in Hamas support, close to 90% want US-backed Abbas to quit
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians published Wednesday shows a rise in support for Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the devastated Gaza Strip, and an overwhelming rejection of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, with nearly 90% saying he must resign. Meanwhile, in an address on Wednesday, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said any arrangement in Gaza without Hamas is a "delusion". "We are open to discuss any ideas that could end the (Israeli) aggression and open the door for putting the Palestinian house in order both in West Bank and Gaza Strip."
"We condemn anyone who encourages Israel to continue its killings," says Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh during a cabinet meeting in Ramallah. Heavy urban battles rage on in the Gaza Strip, more than two months into a war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas militants...
The Israeli army releases footage showing what it says is the identification and destruction of a Hamas tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip. Fighting between Israel and Hamas is raging in the besieged..
Arabs and Jews rally together in Tel Aviv in support of a ceasefire in Gaza as Israeli forces step up their bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory. The war began after Hamas's 7 October..
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
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