Hamas calls for joint Arab-Muslim campaign

The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, is urging Arab and Muslim nations to shoulder their joint responsibility to defend the city of al-Quds and al-Aqsa mosque against Israeli aggression. In a statement marking World Quds Week, the movement says the occasion is the best opportunity to keep the Palestinian cause alive at an international level. Hamas says all political and media forums should be utilized to attain that end. The movement has praised the Palestinian nation’s struggles to defend al-Quds against Israeli atrocities as well as acts of terror by settlers. The statement comes amid heightened tensions in an East al-Quds neighborhood. Israel has been trying to evict Palestinian families forcibly from Sheikh Jarrah in favor of settlers.