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Tensions have heightened between Palestinian resistance forces and the Israeli regime after the latest act of aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip, the worst since the 11-day war in May.
The resistance groups in Gaza on Sunday pledged to step up protests to force the regime in Tel Aviv to remove its illegal and crippling blockade of the coastal enclave.
According to Press TV, following a news conference in Gaza, the groups issued a joint statement, asserting that the Israeli occupation “must bear the responsibility for its obstruction of the reconstruction of Gaza, and for the blockade”.
Participants in the news conference included Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and smaller resistance factions.
“We call on our people to continue their popular uprising in Gaza and to expand the points of engagement with the occupation, and our popular activity will proceed according to a plan,” said the statement. “We will not accept the continuation of the siege.”
It came a day after Israeli forces shelled the besieged Gaza Strip, wounding at least 41 Palestinians, followed by the bombardment of resistance positions in the enclave.
The Israeli army on Sunday announced troop reinforcements along the Gaza border in anticipation of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, amid simmering tensions.
