Haniyeh hails West Bank's resistance against Zionist enemy

AVA- "We place our hopes in the West Bank, which is the main area where events are occurring and the most appropriate area to resolve the conflict with our Zionist enemy," Haniyeh told the massive crowd, who waived green Hamas flags on Sunday.
"The West Bank has shaken and stood up with glory, strength and skill, as if it wanted to say to our people on the occasion of this glorious anniversary that it was with the resistance, in total harmony."
Also present during the celebrations were Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, which showcased various military vehicles and weapons.
Haniyeh affirmed that al-Qassam Brigades had succeeded in obtaining accurate information about the recent Zionist operation that was carried out by Zionist special forces in Khan Younis, describing the security assets it had obtained as priceless and useful in managing “the brain warfare” against the occupation in the next stage.
Undercover Zionist special forces infiltrated into the territory in a civilian car near Khan Yunis, opening fire and killing local commander Noor Baraka when they were discovered.
The unit was chased by Hamas fighters who killed a ranking Zionist officer. The child killer regime then launched dozens of airstrikes on Gaza, drawing Hamas retaliation. During a two-day flare-up, more than 500 rockets were fired at Tel Aviv, forcing Tel Aviv to accept a hasty declaration of a ceasefire.
Haniyeh noted that the latest round of confrontation between the Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza and the Zionist occupation army was a turning point in the management of the military confrontation with the Zionist side.
He added that during the recent escalation of tension, al-Qassam Brigades and other resistance groups unveiled only a small part of their military capability when they responded to regime’s bombing of civilian facilities and homes.
Hamas was established in 1987 soon after the first Palestinian Intifada or uprising broke out against the Zionist occupation. The movement has been administering Gaza since 2007 when it scored a surprise parliamentary victory. 
The resistance group also maintains a large presence in the West Bank, which is home to Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement.
The Gaza Strip has been under an inhumane Zionist siege since 2007 and witnessed three wars since 2008. The blockade has caused a decline in living standards as well as unprecedented levels of unemployment and poverty.