Hamas reacts to Trump victory, says he must 'work seriously to stop the war' in Gaza

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas says Donald Trump and his new administration must "work seriously" to stop the war in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian terrorists of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip on July 19, 2023.  (Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas also said the "new US administration must realize that our Palestinian people will continue to resist the hateful [Israeli] occupation and will not accept any path that detracts from their legitimate rights to freedom, independence, self-determination, and the establishment of their independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital." 

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Mourners raise their hands and chant slogans during the funeral procession of Hezbollah fighters who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday, Sept. 21.  (AP/Bilal Hussein)

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The Biden-Harris administration has been largely supportive of Israel, though the White House has spoken out against the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) recent military operations. In October, President Biden demanded a ceasefire shortly before Israel launched military operations in Lebanon. 

Fox News’ Yonat Friling and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report. 

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

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