West Bank & Jerusalem
Hamas calls resistance to Israeli seizure of four archaeological sites in Tulkarm
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi condemned Israel's takeover of four Palestinian archaeological sites in Tulkarm as a "criminal Judaization attempt" aimed at falsifying history and appropriating Palestinian land for further settlement expansion, Shehab Wire reported. Mardawi, a senior Hamas leader, characterized the seizure as part of a broader strategy to erase Palestinian cultural heritage and advance territorial claims.
The statement reflects Hamas's framing of archaeological site control as connected to settlement policy and historical narratives contested between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
