LONDON: Rawhi Fattuh, the chairman of the Palestinian National Council, criticized the speech by Hamas’ top leader in exile, Khalil Al-Hayya, as reflecting the internal crisis and political confusion faced by the armed group.
Fattuh said that Al-Hayya’s claims during a televised speech on Sunday against Egypt and Jordan are an attempt to export the group’s internal crisis to regional countries.
“The attacks on Egypt and Jordan demonstrate the political confusion that Hamas is experiencing,” he said, according to Wafa news agency.
He added that the speech reflects a desperate attempt to shift blame away from Hamas’ “failed policies and uncalculated adventures” that have worsened the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Al-Hayya questioned Egypt’s role in stopping the mass starvation caused by the Israeli regime in Gaza, stating: “Are your brothers in Gaza dying of hunger while they are at your border, so close to you?”
