As soon as the war on Gaza came to a halt at the end of August, Hamas organized celebratory events in the West Bank for the “victory” it achieved over Israel.
Mahmoud al-Zahar, a member of Hamas’ political leadership, made a speech by phone during a celebratory event in Hebron conveying to the people of the West Bank the need for an armed resistance to cut short the life of Israel's occupation and fend off its aggression against the Palestinians.