US Election: Hamas Reacts After Trump Declares Victory

Following Donald Trump’s declaration of victory in the U.S. presidential election, a senior Hamas leader has called for an end to what he described as the U.S.’s “blind support” for Israel in the ongoing Gaza conflict.

“This blind support for the Zionist entity must end because it comes at the expense of the future of our people and the security and stability of the region,” Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, told AFP.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has congratulated Donald Trump, who claimed victory in the US presidential election, calling it “history’s greatest comeback” and a new beginning in the US-Israel alliance.

Netanyahu, in a statement issued by his office, “Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory!”

This follows Trump’s declaration of victory in the U.S. election.

Naijaonpoint reports that Trump made this declaration while addressing his jubilant supporters in Florida. However, votes in key states are still being counted.

At West Palm Beach, he told crowds, “Look what happened – is this crazy?”

He added, “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th president.

“I will fight for you and your family and your future, every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body.”