The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s so-called “military wing”, on Tuesday outright rejected the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) demand that the armed militias in Gaza disarm as part of a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas.
"Our weapon...is the symbol of the victory and the headline of our discourse with the occupier, and it will continue to be directed at the thieving Zionist entity," the group said in a post on Facebook.
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