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Hamas: Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' comments reflect his 'madness, delirium'

Iran Press TV

Thursday, 14 August 2025 6:53 AM

Hamas says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments in support of a so-called "Greater Israel" scheme reflect the "madness and delirium" that govern his behavior and his extremist ruling gang.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Palestinian resistance movement denounced Netanyahu's statements a day earlier in which he affirmed his deep connection to what he called the "Greater Israel vision."

Netanyahu told Israeli media on Tuesday that he feels a deep connection to "this vision" of a "Greater Israel," referring to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories as well as parts of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, and described it as "a historical and spiritual mission."

"These statements clearly confirm the danger posed by this fascist entity to all countries and peoples of the region, and its expansionist plans that spare no country," Hamas said.

It added that war criminal Netanyahu and his extremist ruling gang have waged a brutal campaign of genocide and starvation against the Palestinian people in Gaza and seek to expand their aggression against other regional countries.

Hamas stressed the need for Arab countries to take serious steps to support the Palestinian people's steadfastness, particularly in Gaza, sever ties and recall ambassadors from this fascist entity, halt all normalization bids, and unite behind confronting the occupation and thwarting its plans.

The resistance movement called on the international community to condemn such statements, take action to restrain Netanyahu and stop the brutal war against innocent civilians in Gaza.

It also urged the world to counter the Israeli prime minister's ambitions to expand aggression based on fascist prophecies and delusions that threaten regional and international security.

On Wednesday, the General Secretariat of the Arab League strongly condemned Netanyahu's remarks, denouncing any attempt to seize parts of sovereign Arab states to create the so-called "Greater Israel."

Jordan also decried Netanyahu's statement, with the country's foreign ministry condemning it as a "serious provocative escalation, a threat to the sovereignty of states, and a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei also on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of the scheme, calling it an unmistakable declaration of the Israeli regime's intention to extend its occupation over independent nations, including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.

Netanyahu's remarks come as Israel has waged a genocidal war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, which has so far killed nearly 61,722 Palestinians and injured 154,525 others.

Settlers' attacks in West Bank part of displacement policy: Hamas official

A senior Hamas official said the wave of Israeli settlers' violent attacks on Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank is part of a deliberate strategy to push forward annexation and forced displacement policy.

In press remarks on Wednesday, Abdul Rahman Shadid warned that the joint assaults by Israeli occupation forces and settlers will bring the occupation "nothing but more failure and disgrace."

The campaign of intimidation against Palestinian communities will not drive residents from their land or strip them of their rights, the Hamas official emphasized.

"What we see in the heroic confrontations and steadfast resistance from residents reflects the spirit of defiance and defense of land and dignity. Our people will not stand idle in the face of settler rampages and terrorism," Shadid said.

He called on Palestinians to proceed with all forms of resistance against the escalating settler violence, affirming Hamas's commitment to the path of steadfastness and struggle until the occupation of Palestinian land is ended.

Shadid's remarks came after a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank was shot dead by an Israeli settler during a land-leveling operation in the village of Duma, south of Nablus, amid ongoing land-grabbing operations in recent days.

According to the Palestinian Anti-Wall and Settlement Commission, 10 Palestinians have been martyred by settlers since the start of 2025, bringing the total killed by settler gunfire to 30 since October 7, 2023.