After President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday, a senior Hamas official called for an end to its war against Israel, Newsweek reported Wednesday.

“The election of Trump as the 47th president of the USA is a private matter for the Americans. But Palestinians look forward to an immediate cessation of the aggression against our people, especially in Gaza, and look for assistance in achieving their legitimate rights of freedom, independence, and the establishment of their independent self-sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital,” Hamas Political Bureau member and spokesperson Bassam Naim told Newsweek.

Hamas has been at war with Israel since the terrorist organization killed 1,200 civilians on Oct. 7, 2023. The U.S. has been criticized by Hamas for enabling Israel’s mission to eradicate the group by supplying the government with weapons and intelligence.

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