The tribes of the southern governorates condemn the field executions carried out by Hamas.

The tribes of the southern governorates condemned the actions taken by the "Hamas" movement regarding extrajudicial executions in the Gaza Strip, which represent a blatant violation of the Palestinian Basic Law and harm the unity of the Palestinian national front.

The tribes affirmed in a statement today, Monday, that these extrajudicial executions increase the suffering of our people who are facing a devastating aggression that has resulted in tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded, and the destruction of all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip.

They added that these executions represent a consolidation of internal division and an enhancement of Hamas's unilateral control in the Gaza Strip.

In another context, the tribes of the southern governorates clarified in their statement that the "Supreme Council for Tribal Affairs of the Southern Governorates" was abolished by a decision from President Mahmoud Abbas at the end of July 2019, and this council no longer has any presence in the Gaza Strip. Anyone who speaks on behalf of this abolished council does so in a personal capacity and does not represent the tribes.

They emphasized that the role of the tribes is to maintain civil peace and community security and to strengthen the social fabric, not to provide cover for the extrajudicial execution crimes committed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The tribes of the southern governorates demanded in their statement that Hamas hand over the negotiations file and the reins of authority and governance in the Gaza Strip to the national authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the legitimate and sole representative of the Palestinian people and the political and legal reference for our people, in order to preserve the higher national interest.

They affirmed that the Palestinian tribes have been, and will continue to be, the popular and national incubator and the strategic human reservoir supporting the Palestinian cause and the protective arm for the gains of the Palestinian people, and the supporter of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the legitimate and sole representative of our people.