Supporters and members of Syrian community wave the Syrian opposition flag, also known as the revolution flag, and brandish a placard depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad with his eyes crossed, during a gathering called by the Syria Solidarity Campaign group in Trafalgar Square, central London, on December 8, 2024, to celebrate the fall of the al-Assad regime. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, 2024 sending Syria's President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

Supporters and members of Syrian community wave the Syrian opposition flag, in Trafalgar Square, central London, on December 8, 2024 (AFP)

Hamas congratulates Syrians on toppling al-Assad, achieving ‘freedom and justice’

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Published: 09 December ,2024: 04:54 PM GST Updated: 09 December ,2024: 07:35 PM GST

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Hamas congratulated the Syrian people on Monday on toppling Bashar al-Assad, and called for unity in the country.

“Hamas congratulates the brotherly Syrian people on their success in achieving their aspirations for freedom and justice, and we call on all components of the Syrian people to unite their ranks,” the Palestinian militant group said in a statement.

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Syria under al-Assad was a key component of Iran’s “axis of resistance,” a loose alliance of forces united in their opposition to Israel, which included Lebanon’s Hezbollah as well as Hamas.

Since its war with Hamas in Gaza erupted on October 7, 2023, Israel ramped up its air strikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria.

Earlier Monday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said ongoing events in Syria were “a Syrian affair” and hoped Syria would remain supportive of the Palestinian people.

“What happened in Syria is a Syrian affair,” PIJ Secretary-General Jihad al-Nakhalah said in a statement.

He added that his movement hoped that “Syria will remain a true supporter and backer of the Palestinian people and their just cause, as it has always been.”

According to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, some 438,000 Palestinians registered as refugees resided in Syria in 2022.

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