Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, said that Israel has not succeeded in reaching its objectives, and he thanked Israel and Iran for their support during the recently concluded conflict.
"After eight days, God took their hands off the people in Gaza and they were forced to accept the terms of the resistance movement", he said, in a press conference held in Cairo.
Khaled Meshaal thanked Egypt, led by "brave" president Mohammed Morsi, for the behaving responsibly and understanding the demands of the resistance movement and of the Palestinian movement.
The Hamas leader has also expressed his gratitude for Iran, which he said played an important role in arming the movement, during the conflict. This gratitude comes in spite of the disagreements which the Palestinian faction and the government in Tehran have when it comes to the situation in Syria, he said.
Khaled Meshaal warned Israel not to break the cease-fire agreement. "If you honor the agreement, we will honor it too. If you don't, we have the weapons in our hands", he warned.
On the other hand, the leaders of the Israeli army, said that they are extremely pleased with the successes they obtained during the conflict. The Israeli Defense Forces (FAI) have succeeded in seriously affecting the offensive capabilities of the Hamas, according to its representatives. The objective of the army was to destroy part of the 12,000 rockets which it is estimated Hamas owns, as well as destroy the tunnels which are used for gun trafficking towards the Gaza Strip, officials said.
The military benefits were one of the factors which caused Israel to accept the truce, the officials of the Israeli army said.
Aside from the fact that it allowed the destruction of Hamas missiles, the conflict demonstrated the defense capabilities that Israel has, CNN notes. The Iron Dome system interc
