Hamas Leader Ismail Haniya says Gaza does not need Arab troops in its soil but rather needs Arab support in order to end the Israeli siege. "Gaza needs effective Arab role not Arab troops. This support is needed to lift the Israeli siege and defy the American-Israeli arrogance," Ismail Haniya said. | The love is returned ... |
Haniya's remarks came in response to a proposal by Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Abul Gheit, of having Arab troops dispatched to the Gaza Strip to put an end to the situation there. According to International Middle East Media Center, all other Gaza-based factions have slammed the proposal.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's local leader, Rabah Mhanna, described the initiative as 'aimless', and the popular resistance committees' local leader, Ayman aL-Shihniya, said these troops should rather head for the occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) to free it from the Israeli occupation.