31 July 2001

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

New Zionist massacre against our people’s leaders and sons

… And our people’s reprisal will not be far off

“Think not of those who are slain in Allah's Way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the Presence of their Lord;”

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, mourns the death of a fine group of our people, cadres and leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in Nablus:

The martyr Jamal Salim – one of the Hamas leaders in Nablus and deputy chief of the League of Palestine Ulama

The martyr Jamal Mansour – one of the Hamas leaders in Nablus

The martyr Mohammed Al-Bishawi - journalist

The martyr Fahim Dawabshe – office director

The martyr Othman Qatnani – photographer

The martyr Omar Mansour

The two children the martyrs Bilal and Mohammed

May Allah have mercy on their soul and house them in His Jannah (paradise).

They were martyred Today Tuesday as a result of Zionist cowardly missile shelling of a studies and research center in Nablus.

The new Zionist crime is in continuation of the war of annihilation launched by the government of terrorist Sharon against our unarmed people that included massacres, assassinations, demolition of houses, desecration of holy shrines, siege and starvation.

We in the Hamas Movement declare to the whole world that our martyrs’ blood including the blood of two leaders martyr Jamal Salim and martyr Jamal Mansour along with the blood of Fatah Movement martyrs and the blood of all our people’s martyrs will not go in vain. Our people and heroic Brigades’ reprisal will be painful and violent. We are confident that our people’s Jihad factions will shoulder their responsibility and Jihad duty in this fateful stage.

The terrorist Sharon and his cowardly government and arrogant army target all our people young and old, women and men, politicians and Mujahideen. Their war is a comprehensive one that target liquidation of our cause and capitulation of our people.

The treacherous Zionist crime has revealed the reality of the so-called “ceasefire” and that it was merely a call for suicide and allowing the terrorist killers free access to slaughter us. The strong retaliation to the Sharon crimes will be persistence in the intifada, escalation of resistance, unity on Jihad option and complete suspension of the humiliating settlement process.

We appeal to our Arab and Islamic masses to shoulder their duty in backing our people and ending the daily massacres against them. Our people is involved in a war on behalf of the whole Islamic Nation and the Nation is obliged to support and participate in our people’s Jihad and resistance and must shoulder alongside our people in burdens of that battle.

Despite the grave loss, we affirm that our patient and steadfast people will not be terrorized by assassinations and massacres and will continue the Jihad, resistance and brave intifada regardless of sacrifices or lapse of time. This is the march of victory and liberation and this is the tax for dignity and pride.

The members and leaders of the Hamas Movement are living martyrs along the road of liberating our lands and sanctities. Our martyrs will go to Jannah God willing and we wish speedy recovery to those wounded; "To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return"

Allahu Akbar and victory to our Mujahid people

And death to Sharon and all Zionists

The Islamic Resistance Movement
Hamas – Palestine
Tuesday 11^th Jumada Awal 1422H
31^st July 2001AD