Earlier this year, the government announced the new holiday will be celebrated with a day off for both public and private sector workers, and released a vintage-looking logo used to mark the event.
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By Abdul Bari Masoud
NEW DELHI–On October 7, when Hamas’ military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a surprise widescale attack in Israel, it sent shockwaves world over, particularly in the Western capitals, which are the main backers of the occupier Zionist entity.
The attack, called “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm,” according to Mohammed Deif, the enigmatic head of Hamas’ military wing, was carried out in response to the Israeli occupation and continued aggression, the 16-year siege of Gaza, and a string of recent events that have escalated Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Deif, who doesn’t go out in public, stated in the recorded message, “Enough is enough.” Declaring that the attack was simply the beginning of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm,” he urged Palestinians living in northern Israel and east Jerusalem to join the battle.
However, Israel retaliated in a disproportionate and brutal manner and continued bombing the besieged Gaza Strip, resulting in the loss of thousands of innocent lives and causing a dire humanitarian crisis. As a result, out of the