The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas condemned the participation of a number of Arab and Muslim nations in the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military exercises, some of which would be held in the occupied Palestinian territories with the Israeli occupation taking part.

The movement said in a statemnt, a copy of which obtained by Safa, that "Such participation with the Israeli occupation which has usurped the Palestinian lands and legitimate rights will not only legalize its existence and colonization of the Palestinian territories but will also reinforce its devilish plans to Judaise the Palestinian holy sites, annex land, and expel the Palestinians from their homes, and commit further massacres against the Palestinian people."

"This move will come as a disappointment to the Palestinian people and their just cause," it added.

"Thus, we call for an immediate withdrawal from such military and a boycott of any civil or military activity in which the Israeli occupation is taking part anywhere and at the highest level," it stressed.

"The Palestinian people are looking forward to seeing the Arab and Muslim nations mobilizing their troops and conducting military drills to help support them in their fight against injustice and for liberation."