Alwaght- Hamas condemned as a “betrayal” the participation of four Arab states alongside Israeli regime in a US-led NATO war game.
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are among the 32 participants in the Sea Breeze 2021 naval drill in the Black Sea co-hosted by the US Navy's Sixth Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy. Israeli naval forces are also taking part in the annual maritime maneuver, which began on June 28 and will end on July 10.
Palestinian resistance movement, in a statement released on Monday, said, “We condemn the participation of Arab and Muslim countries in military maneuvers with the Zionist regime.”
Such involvement is “a betrayal of the Palestinian nation and its just cause,” it said, calling on the Arab states to immediately withdraw from the event and boycott any joint civil and military activities with the Zionist regime.
“Partnership with the regime occupying the Palestinian territories not only legitimizes the existence of this regime, but also strengthens its evil plans to Judaize al-Quds (Jerusalem), annex the [Palestinian] lands, displace the Palestinians from their homes and commit atrocities,” the resistance group said.
Hamas said that it is, instead, looking forward to seeing Muslim nations mobilize their forces and participate in military exercises in defense of the Palestinian nation against oppression and in preparation for the great battle for liberating Palestine.