Hamas Turns to Syria After US Veto, Urges Arab Peoples to Unite

After the US blocked recognition at the UN, Hamas turned to Syria for support.

“The spokesperson for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades—the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)—Abu Ubaida directed a greeting to the Syrian people, praising the crowds who went out to chant for the resistance and to express solidarity with al-Aqsa and Palestinian prisoners”

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Abu Ubaida addressed the Syrian people and praised protests across Syrian provinces.

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Hamas demanded that Arab nations reopen their embassies in Syria and called on the Syrian Army to provide protection.

Haniyeh accused the US of providing political cover for Israel's atrocities.

He condemned the American veto on a UN ceasefire resolution as affording total protection to massacres.

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He warned that an Israeli military operation in Rafah will lead to a massacre of the Palestinian people.

A Hamas delegation traveled to Damascus to demand Arab nations reopen embassies.

“The spokesperson for the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades—the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)—Abu Ubaida directed a greeting to the Syrian people, praising the crowds who went out to chant for the resistance and to express solidarity with al-Aqsa and Palestinian prisoners”

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The request for Syrian military involvement marks a significant escalation.

Hamas is pivoting from international diplomacy to regional realignment.