Hamas has called for global action as the ongoing war hits the 600-day mark.
In a statement, the Palestinian group urged for “voices to be raised loudly against the occupation and in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.”
Hamas also called on organisations and institutions worldwide to “escalate all forms of global action, in cities and squares around the world, against the aggression, extermination, and starvation against our people.”
“May the coming days … be days of global rage marked by demonstrations, marches, and mass sit-ins in cities and squares around the world.”
Hamas
According to the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory, the number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the war has now exceeded 54,000.
In a statement, it said that at least 79 people were killed and 163 wounded, as reported by hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. The figures bring the number of people killed since the start of the war to 54,056, with 123,129 wounded.
The update does not include hospitals in the North Governorate due to the difficulty of accessing them. There are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defence crews are unable to reach them.
Also, Hamas denounced Israeli raids on money exchange shops in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that19 people have been wounded by live bullets in Nablus, as the Israeli army launched a series of simultaneous raids on money exchange shops in cities across the occupied West Bank.
Two people were shot, including a 15-year-old, while 15 people suffered tear gas inhalation.
Israeli forces carried out raids in cities including Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, Qalqilya, Bethlehem and Hebron.
“Escalating incursions in the West Bank and targeting money exchange shops are a continuation of the occupation’s war against the foundations of the steadfastness of our Palestinian people.”
Hamas
Hamas added that the attacks “constitute a new chapter in the occupation’s open war against the Palestinian people, their lives, their economy, and all the foundations of their steadfastness and perseverance on their land.”
It urged the Palestinian Authority to take measures against the attacks.
Israel has stated, without evidence, that it is targeting the shops as they are used as a way to funnel money to Palestinian fighters and armed groups.
Separately, The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement said that the raids are “part of the open war against our people, targeting their very existence and cause.” It added, “This new aggression is part of the policy of siege and starvation that targets the foundations of our people’s steadfastness and aims to break their will.”
The group urged the Palestinian Authority to “halt its policy of security coordination” with Israel
Hamas Condemns Israeli Attacks, Chants On ‘Jerusalem Day’
Moreover, the Palestinian group denounced the Israeli settlers’ march on “Jerusalem Day” yesterday, Monday, May 26, 2025.
Some Israelis chanted “Death to Arabs” and “May your village burn” as they marched through the alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday, going through the Muslim quarter to mark the commemoration of the Israeli occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem after the 1967 war.
Haroun Nasser al-Din, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, condemned the “barbaric incursions and provocative attacks” that took place during the parade with the participation of far-right Israeli Ministers.
Al-Din said that the march was a “failed attempt to break the will of our people and impose alleged Zionist sovereignty over our holy sites.” He added, “The occupation will come to an end, no matter how arrogant and intoxicated it may appear.”
He also urged for “increased mobilisation, steadfastness, and resistance in all its forms.”
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