BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas' political bureau, said Wednesday that Palestinian militant groups in Gaza refused to disarm.
"No can disarm the resistance," Mashaal said in a televised speech from Doha.
Twenty-eight foreign ministers of EU member states had on Tuesday called on Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades and other militant groups to disarm.
Mashaal's speech came as the death toll from Israel's latest assault on Gaza neared 700 on the 16th day of the offensive. Over 4,000 Palestinians have been wounded and some 140,000 have been displaced due to the Israeli attacks.
"We cannot accept any proposal that does not include the lifting of the siege on Gazans," Meshaal said.
"How many Israeli soldiers is Israel willing to see dead before the siege is lifted?" more
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