Hamas Says Weapons Are 'Legitimate Right', Open to Proposals That Preserve It

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Hamas Gaza Israel Khalil al-Hayya

Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the militant group had a "legitimate right" to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must uphold that right. "Resistance and its weapons are a legitimate right guaranteed by international law and are linked to the establishment of a Palestinian state," ...