8 May 2002

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Press Release

Occupation authorities arrest Hamas political leader

The Zionist occupation authorities arrested one of the political leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in the city of Tulkarm in line with its continued aggression on our people and their leaders.

The occupation authorities arrested:

Brother / Abbas Al-Sayyed

after chasing him for a long time during which those authorities violated the simplest human rights by arresting Sayyed’s patient wife and a number of his relatives in a desperate attempt to break his determination.

We in the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, consider all our leaders and Mujahideen as resistance symbols and martyrdom projects and affirm that this new aggressive operation would not break our people’s determination. Our people supported resistance and its leaders after endorsing resistance as their strategic option towards liberation and restoration of rights.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

The Islamic Resistance Movement
Hamas – Palestine
Wednesday 25^th Safar 1423H
8/5/2002AD