”The leadership and people of Syria have stood with the Palestinians' resistance movement and rights and embraced and supported the Palestinian resistance forces, especially Hamas, in the darkest and most difficult of times,” the statement reads. ”It has taken great risks and challenges and has been steadfast throughout pressures in order to remain committed to resistance in the region, supporting Palestine and its people and its resistance in particular.”
”What is happening now is an internal affair concerning the people of Syria,” Hamas declared. ”But Hamas, based on its principle of respect for the will and aspirations of the Arab and Islamic people, hopes the current situation will pass with the aspirations and the wishes of the Syrian people achieved and Syria's stability and internal cohesion preserved.”
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