A Hamas minister has announced that the party may create a Palestinian defence ministry in response to the Israel-Gaza situation.
The decision, announced during a ceremony to honour Palestinian officers on Wednesday, came in response to the latest outbreak in which more than 150 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed.
Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hammad said the plan to develop internal military strength would prepare the region for a “fierce” war with the “merciless…remarkably stupid and extravagant” Israel.
“We are determined to liberate Palestine,” he said.
