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Hamas warns Israel against flag march in Al-Aqsa

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned Israel against holding its annual Jerusalem Day flag march in Al-Aqsa, threatening to confront it with “all means.”
Israeli flags flutter at the military cemetery on the Mount of Olives.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh recently warned against a planned flag march on Sunday, May 29, by right-wing Israelis at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, stressing that should the march be held, it will be confronted with “all means.”

Speaking at an event organized by the Hamas movement in Gaza on May 22 to mark the first anniversary of the latest Israeli aggression on the coastal enclave, Haniyeh said, “There have been calls by settlers to storm Al-Aqsa and hold the flag march. I warn the enemy against committing such crimes.”

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