Hamas rejects establishment of state in Gaza Strip

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah said the movement rejects the establishment of a state in Gaza Strip in return for giving up on the rest of occupied Palestine.

In a speech on Monday, Haniyah said the movement "will not accept a state called Gaza on 2% of Palestinian territories," adding "all Palestinian territories is ours."

He added that Hamas' overall strategy and project is to liberate all Palestinian territories.

Meanwhile, he asserted the movement's support to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. He said Israeli occupation authorities shoulder the responsibility over the life of Mohamed Allan who is on a hunger strike for the third day in row after being detained without any charge or trial. He also called for releasing Allan as soon as possible.

Allan was arrested in November 2014 and has been placed under administrative detention since then.