The terror group Hamas is threatening to carry out an act that "could be described as crazy" against Israel as a result of the Jewish state’s continued blockade of the Gaza Strip, which is meant to prevent the terror organization from smuggling arms and other illicit materials.
Hamas will enlist its armed affiliate, the Al-Qassam Brigades, to carry out attacks on Israel if the blockade is not lifted, according to Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
"The continuation of the blockade will push Hamas to carry out actions which could be described as crazy. We will not give in to the blockade," Abu Zuhri was quoted as telling an audience in Rafah on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency.
The Hamas leader went on to claim "that the Al-Qassam Brigades have the right to respond," according to Ma’an.
Egypt, which continues to carry out its own blockade of the Gaza Strip, was not criticized by Abu Zuhri, who said, "Hamas was never a side in the Egyptian crisis."
"We are proud of the Al-Qassam Brigades, which forced [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu to withdraw his army from the Gaza border," he added.