Posted in: 10/21/2022 – 03:13
The United States said on Thursday that the reconciliation between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shows the latter’s isolation, warning against any normalization of relations with the Syrian authorities, and considered the move it harms the interests of the Palestinian people and undermines global efforts to combat terrorism in the region and beyond.
The US administration has warned against any normalization of relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and considered his reconciliation with the Palestinian Hamas movement to show his “isolation”.
A spokesperson US State Department Ned Price told reporters Thursday that “the Assad regime’s contact with this terrorist organization confirms its isolation.”
“This harms the interests of the Palestinian people and undermines global efforts to combat terrorism in the region and beyond,” he added.
The US State Department confirmed that it “will continue to refuse any support for the rehabilitation of the Assad regime, especially from organizations designated as terrorists such as Hamas”.
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On Wednesday, the Syrian president received a delegation from the Palestinian Islamic movement and is gradually restoring relations with the Arab world after an almost 11-year break due to the bloody war in Syria.
Allied Hamas, which it controls Gaza Strip For a long time with Syria, but distanced himself from it in 2012, denouncing the repression of protests by the Assad regime.
Interestingly, Assad visited the UAE in March, in an indication of normalization that was condemned by the United States, a loyal partner of the Arab Gulf states.
France 24 / AFP
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