Deputy leader of Hamas abroad says Israel is trying to create a conflict between Hamas and Jihad. He also said that the organization is preparing for war against Israel and is reserving its strength for it.
On the possibility of internal Palestinian reconciliation, he said that there was a "Russian effort" on the issue. He taunted senior Fatah figures headed by Mahmoud Abbas, saying that their signature on the reconciliation paper laid down by Algeria was done solely for courtesy reasons, and that its sole purpose was to continue receiving financial support from the North African state.