Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of the political bureau of Hamas, delivered an arrogant and detached speech this evening:

If the enemy wants a long war – we have patience. The world will see that the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades will defeat the enemy in Gaza.

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A Gazan in exile in Europe wrote sarcastically: It’s really a shame that the residents of Gaza, whom Haniyeh congratulates for their “firm stand”, do not have internet to see his speech…