News - Middle East: A founding member of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has condemned the killing of six Palestinians after Israeli military forces raided several areas in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus, stressing that the Tel Aviv regime only understands the language of force.

Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas' political bureau abroad, stated that the ruling Israeli coalition administration led by prime minister Yair Lapid is seeking to emerge victorious in the forthcoming legislative elections, scheduled for November 1, by means of shedding the blood of ordinary Palestinians. 

“The martyrs of the resistance front have paved the way for the liberation of occupied [Palestinian] lands, and the re-emergence of resistance in the West Bank. Despite the persecution of Palestinians, targeted killings of resistance fighters, cruel siege imposed on the city of Jenin and elsewhere in the West Bank, and mass arrests, the resistance continues to flourish,” Meshaal pointed out.

He added, “The barbaric crimes of the Zionist regime will never undermine the determination of Palestinian resistance fighters. On the contrary, it shows that the spirit of resistance runs high among all Palestinians.”

The senior Hamas official also called on all Palestinians to preserve national unity and tighten the noose around Israeli settlers.