WATCH: Hamas representative in Iran reaffirms refusal to disarm, calls Israel the ‘root of all instability’

Hamas representative in Iran Khaled Qaddoumi called Israel a “cancerous growth” that must be “resisted by any means necessary,” declaring that Hamas will never lay down its weapons.

Hamas Representative in Iran Khaled Qaddoumi: Hamas Will Never Lay Down Its Weapons; We Must Seize the Historic, Golden Opportunity to Eradicate This Cancerous Growth; Israel Is the Root Cause of All Instability Throughout the World pic.twitter.com/RUOlMp8Rh3

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