❗️️️️Hamas warns of Jewish settlement plans in West Bank's Jericho, says they will not break Palestinian steadfastness Senior Hamas official Abdul Hakim Hanini warned on Thursday, 5 November, against illegal Jewish settlers seizing several homes in the Al-Duyuk al-Tahta area west of Jericho (Areeha), under the pretext of having purchased them, as a step toward establishing a new settlement outpost. He said the move forms part of Israel's broader settlement policy aimed at penetrating urban centers across the occupied West Bank. Hanini stressed that such attacks “will not succeed in displacing our people or breaking their determination to remain, persevere, and hold on to their land and rights,” regardless of the occupation's continued crimes and repressive practices. He urged Palestinians in Jericho and other areas threatened by settlement expansion to strengthen their steadfastness, resist displacement, and employ various forms of resistance to thwart Israeli settlement plans. The Hamas official emphasized that Israel's ongoing attacks and efforts to annex territory and forcibly displace Palestinians require national unity and coordinated action. He also called on the international community and UN institutions to fulfill their responsibilities, pressure Israel, and hold its leaders accountable for crimes and violations against Palestinian land, people, and holy sites. His remarks followed the seizure of at least eight Palestinian homes in Al-Duyuk al-Tahta on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Citing security sources, WAFA reported that Israeli settlers arrived with their families, broke down doors, and occupied the homes while their owners were absent. Occupation forces subsequently entered Jericho and its refugee camps, while WAFA noted that settlers have repeatedly seized homes in the village amid expanding illegal settlements.