Hamas: Settler Attack on Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya Is a Terrorist Crime Targeting Our People’s Steadfastness
Hamas condemns the settler attack on the village of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, which burned more than 100 vehicles and dozens of olive trees and facilities, and warns of the escalation of settler terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas said the attack carried out by settler gangs on the village of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, which burned more than 100 vehicles and dozens of olive trees, warehouses and facilities and caused widespread damage to residents’ property, constitutes a blatant terrorist assault and a crime condemned by all standards.
In a press statement on Wednesday, the movement said the attack embodies a new episode of settlement encroachment, in an attempt to undermine the steadfastness and resolve of the Palestinian people and impose annexation and forced displacement schemes.
It warned of the gravity of this crime and of the daily attacks and crimes that precede and follow it, committed by settlers under the direct protection of the occupation army, holding the occupation fully responsible for the repercussions of this organized terrorism.
It affirmed that the Palestinian people and their resistance will not stand idly by in the face of escalating attacks, stressing that policies of brutality and aggression will not succeed in breaking the will of the Palestinian people or wresting away their rights.
The movement praised the residents of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya who rushed to defend their village and support one another in the face of the attack, commending the unity, solidarity and steadfastness they displayed, and calling on the masses of the Palestinian people and their national and Islamic forces to strengthen cohesion and field solidarity, confront repeated attacks, and work to deter settlers and curb their persistent encroachment.
Hamas demanded that the international community, the United Nations and human rights and humanitarian institutions assume their legal and moral responsibilities, take serious and effective steps to stop the escalating settler terrorism, and hold the leaders of the occupation and its settlers accountable for the grave crimes and violations committed against the Palestinian people, their land and their holy sites.
