Hamas official: The goal is 'liberation of Palestine'

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar said on Sunday that Hamas does not see the parliamentary and presidential elections in the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a goal in itself, but rather as a means of strengthening the plan of resistance against Israel.

In an interview with Al-Aqsa TV, Zahar said Hamas would accept any outcome of the elections in accordance with the wishes of the Palestinian public.