Alwaght- Palestinian Hamas has condemned a Saudi newspaper for describing the Islamic Resistance Movement as a terror group, calling the label an insult to the Palestinian people.
"This dangerous designation is an affront to the reputation of our people, their history, and their struggle, and an insult to their courageous resistance defending Palestine, Gaza, and the dignity of the entire nation," Hamas said in a statement posted on Saturday.
"Terrorist Hamas attends the inauguration of the Iranian president," Al-Riyadh, a Saudi pro-regime newspaper, headlined a story on the Hamas delegation visit to Iran on Saturday.
Hamas regretted that such language is being used by an Arab media outlet published in the capital of the Kingdom, "at a time when the Zionist enemy is pursuing crimes, aggression, and violations against the Palestinian people, Occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem), and al-Aqsa Mosque", Hamas said.
Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has been caught in the crisis between Qatar and four Arab regimes that accuse Doha of supporting terrorism.
The four regimes – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain – have imposed a sea, land and air blockade on Qatar and presented a list of demands for Doha, including the ending support for Hamas which they claim is a terrorist organization, or face further sanctions.
