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Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh: Terrorists Must ‘Build Upon’ October 7 Attack; Donations To Gaza Are Not Only ‘Humanitarian Aid’ But ‘Financial Jihad’

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BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 27: Ismail Haniya arrives at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport on June 27, 2021 in Beirut, Lebanon. Haniya, leader of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas is scheduled to meet top officials and discuss the conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh encouraged Islamic terrorists this week to “build upon” the “victory that took place on October 7” in which Palestinian terrorists murdered 1,200 Israelis in an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel.

Haniyeh made the remarks at a conference of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, according to a translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute.

“There is verbal Jihad, which is Jihad by the tongue, but indeed, the time has come for Jihad of the swords,” he said. “This is the battle for Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and not the battle of the Palestinian people, or Gaza, or the people in Gaza.”

He called the people of Gaza the “front line trench for defense, as well as for offense,” saying that they are “not there only to defend, but also to attack.”

“We must not let this moment slip away,” he continued. “The time has come. Oh, sons of our Islamic nation, oh, free people of the world, there are very few historic moments like this. Do not let this moment slip away. Our nation and our Islamic scholars have very few historic moments like this. Do not let this moment slip away, because if it does, we do not know how many decades will pass before such a moment returns.”

“Time is on our side. At the beginning of this aggression, the Americans were waving a big stick in the face of the world, and even in the Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim communities in some European countries — some of their prominent Palestinian or Arab figures were summoned and were told not to raise the Palestinian flag or do anything,” he continued. “But the language of the same countries has now changed. Why has it changed? Because of the [Palestinian] steadfastness. Were it not for this steadfastness, the conscience of the world would have been crushed. Brothers, we should build on this steadfastness. We should hold on to the victory that took place on October 7 and build upon it.”

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“This is not just a humanitarian issue, despite its immense importance and Gaza’s need for any aid it can get. This is financial Jihad,” he added.

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