Haniyeh: Resistance is Ready to Defend Itself in Rafah

The head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, affirmed that "Washington's stance regarding the invasion of Rafah is deceptive, and we will not fall into the trap of role exchange between the Americans and the Israelis." In a conversation with the Turkish Anadolu Agency, he stated, "If the enemy decides to go to Rafah, our people will not raise the white flag, and the resistance is ready to defend itself." Haniyeh noted that "Israel has not agreed to a ceasefire; what it wants is to restore its prisoners and then resume the war, which will not happen." He emphasized that "the governance of the Gaza Strip must be executed with Palestinian will," welcoming any "Arab or Islamic force if it helps our people to achieve liberation, not to provide protection for the occupation."