Mardawi: Targeting human rights institutions is an attempt to undermine our people's steadfastness

Hamas leader Mahmoud Mardawi stated that the Israeli occupation forces' storming of Ramallah and targeting of human rights and women's institutions, alongside a wave of arrests in Nablus, reflects an escalation in the policy of repression against the Palestinian people, describing it as an attempt to undermine the foundations of steadfastness.

Hamas leader Mahmoud Mardawi stated on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, that the Israeli occupation forces' storming of Ramallah and targeting of human rights and women's institutions, alongside a widespread arrest campaign in Nablus, reflects an escalation in the policy of repression, persecution, and abuse against the Palestinian people. In a press statement, Mardawi said that the storming of institutions and confiscation of property from the headquarters of the Al-Dameer Institution reveals the occupation's targeting of institutions working in the human rights and humanitarian fields, which seek to document violations and defend the rights of prisoners and citizens. He added that these attacks represent an attempt to undermine the foundations of Palestinian steadfastness, asserting that targeting human rights institutions will not succeed in hiding the truth of the occupation's crimes or silencing the voices that convey the suffering of the Palestinian people. He emphasized that the incursions and arrests will not deter the Palestinian people from continuing to defend their land and holy sites. He called on the international community and human rights institutions to act to stop the occupation's crimes and hold its leaders accountable. The article conveys Mardawi's statements without scrutiny or presenting an Israeli perspective.