Deputy leader of Hamas calls on Abbas to preserve intifada; Hebron becomes focal point of clashes Hamas called for a "Day of Rage" across the West Bank Frinday, urging Palestinians to Riot and clashes with Israeli security forces, Palestinian media reported.
Hamas released a statement Thursday night welcoming the "heroic actions" of young Palestinians, saying "the enemy understands only the language of force".
Ismail Haniyeh, deputy leader of Hamas, called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to rebuild the Palestine Liberation Organization and to act to preserve the "Al-Quds Intifada", or the wave of terror and put an end to any intervention, alluding to the United States, which seeks to "stifle" the intifada's goals.
Palestinian terror group have called for a "Day of Rage" nearly every Friday since the current wave of terror began.