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Hamas Says Ready to Cooperate with Any Initiative that Confronts Attempts to Displace Palestinians

A displaced Palestinian family gathers for the iftar fast-breaking meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at their makeshift shelter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)
A displaced Palestinian family gathers for the iftar fast-breaking meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at their makeshift shelter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)
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Hamas Says Ready to Cooperate with Any Initiative that Confronts Attempts to Displace Palestinians

A displaced Palestinian family gathers for the iftar fast-breaking meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at their makeshift shelter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)
A displaced Palestinian family gathers for the iftar fast-breaking meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at their makeshift shelter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)

The Palestinian Hamas movement said on Saturday it was ready to cooperate with any initiative that would confront attempts to displace the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip.

In a message to the emergency Arab League summit, which will be held in Cairo on Tuesday, it stressed it was keen on completing the remaining phases of the Gaza ceasefire in order to reach a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from the coastal enclave, ensure reconstruction of Gaza and the lifting of the Israeli siege.

The post-war phase has to be “purely Palestinian” and based on national consensus, it urged.

It “categorically rejected” attempts to impose “non-Palestinian projects or administrations and the deployment of any foreign forces in Gaza.”

“We are ready to accept any choice that is agreed upon, whether in regard to forming a national consensus government or social support committee that was proposed by Egypt,” said the statement that was released by Hamas leadership council chief Mohammed Darwish.

Moreover, Hamas underscored its keenness on “completely arranging Palestinian affairs, especially the Palestine Liberation Organization so that it can act as a real representative” of the people.

It also stressed its keenness on holding general elections to revive democracy and allow the Palestinians to choose their leaders.

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US Targets Houthis with Fresh Sanctions Action

Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)
Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)
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US Targets Houthis with Fresh Sanctions Action

Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)
Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network across Yemen and the United Arab Emirates in fresh action targeting the Iran-backed militant group.

The US Treasury Department in a statement said the two individuals and five entities sanctioned on Tuesday were among the most significant importers of petroleum products and money launderers that benefit the Houthis.

"The Houthis collaborate with opportunistic businessmen to reap enormous profits from the importation of petroleum products and to enable the group’s access to the international financial system," said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender.

"These networks of shady businesses underpin the Houthis’ terrorist machine, and Treasury will use all tools at its disposal to disrupt these schemes."

Among those targeted on Tuesday was Muhammad Al-Sunaydar, who the Treasury said manages a network of petroleum companies between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates and was one of the most prominent petroleum importers in Yemen.

Three companies in his network were also designated, with the Treasury saying they coordinated the delivery of approximately $12 million dollars’ worth of Iranian petroleum products with a US-designated company to the Houthis.

Since Israel's war in Gaza against the Palestinian group Hamas began in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea in what they say are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.

In January, Trump re-designated the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, aiming to impose harsher economic penalties in response to its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and against US warships defending the critical maritime area.

In May, the United States announced a surprise deal with the Houthis where it agreed to stop a bombing campaign against them in return for an end to shipping attacks, though the Houthis said the deal did not include sparing Israel.

The Israeli military attacked Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday in its latest assault on the militants, who have been striking ships bound for Israel and launching missiles against it.