The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said Wednesday that the incoming administration of presidential election winner Donald Trump must “work seriously to stop the war” in the Gaza Strip.

The statement comes after a report emerged claiming that Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict before his inauguration on January 20, if he had won the election. Trump finally prevailed over Vice President Kamala Harris.

Hamas said: “In light of the initial results showing that Donald Trump wins in the US presidential election,” they believe that “he is required to listen to the voices that have been raised by the American public for more than a year regarding to the (Israeli) war.” aggression on the Gaza Strip.”

The incoming Trump administration must “work seriously to stop the war of genocide and aggression against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, stop the aggression against the brotherly Lebanese people, stop providing military support and political cover to the Zionist entity . and recognize the legitimate rights of our people,” Hamas added.

Hamas also said that “the new American 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 establishment.” of its own sovereignty.” Independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

A Times of Israel source said Trump initially gave Netanyahu the message about ending the war when the Israeli leader visited him at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in July.

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