The Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad movement, Mohammed Al-Hindi, described the recent formation of the 'Peace Council' as merely a theatrical show lacking any connection to the reality on the ground in the Gaza Strip. Al-Hindi clarified that this council has not brought about any tangible change in the course of the aggressive war, nor has it succeeded in curbing the continuous Israeli crimes against Palestinian civilians.
The Palestinian leader pointed out that the equation upon which the council was based grants the United States absolute sovereignty and ensures complete security for Israel, while the Palestinian will for self-determination is absent. He considered Palestinian representation in this framework to be completely missing, as Palestinians are intended to limit their role to managing municipal affairs through technocratic committees stripped of political decision-making.
Al-Hindi stressed that the proposed vision fully adopts the Israeli narrative, especially regarding linking the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip to the surrender of resistance weapons. He criticized the absence of any serious discussion about the withdrawal of occupation forces or holding them accountable for the continuous violations of the ceasefire agreement, including the continued closure of crossings and obstruction of the entry of relief aid and tents.
Regarding the martyrdom of a number of Al-Quds Brigades leaders, Al-Hindi affirmed that the loss of leaders has never been a reason for the Palestinian people's will to break or their resistance to stop. He explained that the Palestinian struggle, spanning over a century, is capable of producing new generations of fighters who become more determined and steadfast with every sacrifice made by the movement.
Despite acknowledging the military impact on factions due to the comprehensive war that targeted infrastructure over two years, Al-Hindi stressed that the popular spirit is the true source of strength. He recalled that the Palestinian people confronted the occupation in the 1987 Intifada with only stones, emphasizing that the current battle is being waged against a broad Western alliance led by Washington.
Sources reported that Al-Hindi affirmed that his movement does not rely on successive American administrations, whether during the era of Donald Trump or Joe Biden, due to the consistent strategic bias towards Israel. He explained that the resistance's agreement to some understandings was exclusively aimed at stopping massacres against civilians, and not based on trust in the American mediator who adopts the Israeli narrative.
Al-Hindi touched upon the statements of the American ambassador in Tel Aviv, Mike Huckabee, regarding Israeli expansion, considering them to reveal the true essence of the Zionist project and its connection to evangelical currents in Washington. He noted that the absence of official American condemnation of these statements confirms the depth of complicity, despite attempts to reassure Arab allies with worthless verbal promises.
In his assessment of the field situation, Al-Hindi said that the occupation's hand has become absolute in military targeting within Gaza and Lebanon, amidst suspicious international silence. He added that humanitarian relief and reconstruction files have been transformed into tools for political blackmail and procrastination, with the aim of extracting political concessions that the occupation failed to achieve on the battlefield.
The Deputy Secretary-General of Islamic Jihad affirmed that maintaining a degree of military strength is what gives Palestinians weight in regional and international equations, warning that weakness will only bring displacement. He considered that what is happening in the West Bank of daily desecration despite the absence of heavy weapons proves that the occupation's ambitions are not only linked to the existence of armed resistance.
Al-Hindi concluded his remarks by referring to the American military buildup off the Iranian coast, considering Israel to be the party most eager to ignite a comprehensive regional confrontation. He affirmed that any escalation in the region will not close the page on the Palestinian issue, which will remain alive as long as the people remain steadfast on their land and choose resistance as the only path to liberation.
Betting on surrendering resistance weapons in exchange for reconstruction is a great illusion, and what is happening in the West Bank, with its desecration despite the absence of heavy weapons, is the greatest proof of that.
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Al-Hindi: 'Peace Council' is an American play, and betting on disarming the resistance is just an illusion