Interviewer : Has Hamas or the Palestinian resistance in general contacted any of the states that possess the veto power, such as Russia or China, to oppose the U.S. draft, or not?
Hamdan : The Palestinian factions, including Hamas, have in recent days exerted great efforts in political communications to secure a resolution that would define the international force’s main mission as protecting the Palestinian people from aggression and preventing genocide from being repeated, and that such forces be deployed along the lines of contact around Gaza, between the Strip and the territories occupied in 1948.
We conducted contacts with most members of the Security Council—both permanent and non-permanent members. We also communicated with the Arab and Islamic groups about this matter and submitted a detailed memorandum responding to this resolution or proposal at the time, clarifying its danger to the Palestinian cause and its negative repercussions on the international system and international law.
We hope that what we and other factions have submitted will be reflected in the Council’s corridors before the vote, and that its impact will appear in a resolution that does justice to the Palestinian people and protects them from occupation and the genocide the Zionist entity has committed over the past two years.
Interviewer : Have you received any positive responses, whether from Russia, China, the Arab group, or current Security Council members, about opposing the U.S. draft if it is presented in its current form?
Hamdan : Let us not get ahead of events. I prefer to see the results of our efforts and communications in the Council session rather than speak about what we heard from various parties, because in the end, the decisive outcome is what happens in the Council, not what was said in the talks.
Interviewer : But you have no specific expectation as to what will happen in the Security Council tonight?
Hamdan : We do have expectations, but I am not in a position to speak about them.
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