Hamas: Israel does not want to stop tensions

Israel is not interested in the “de-escalation” of the ongoing tensions in the region as it continues “committing more crimes”, the Anadolu Agency reported a senior Hamas figure as saying yesterday.

Commenting on the Israeli execution of a 17-year old Palestinian school girl in Hebron, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri said: “This execution is proof of the continuous Israeli crimes and field executions. It is a lie that they desire to de-escalate the situation on the ground.”

“The Israeli escalation is a natural outcome for the American cover-up and the official Arab silence towards Israeli crimes against Palestinians.”

On Sunday, Israeli occupation forces executed Danya Irshayyid, 17, while she was on her way home from school. She was wearing her school uniform and was carrying her school bag when she was shot eight times in the neck.

Earlier, Hamas Deputy Chief Ismail Haniyeh called for the continuation of the “Jerusalem Intifada” to protect it from all “containment efforts” which aim to remove the Palestinian rights to the land.