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Hamas calls for new intifada

Hours after Trump made his announcement, Hamas called for Palestinians to launch a new intifada.

"We can only face the Zionist policy backed by the United States by launching a new intifada," Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in the Gaza Strip early on Thursday.

The Palestinian Authority, which is based in the occupied West Bank, said the move rules out any possibility of the US being a broker in future peace talks.

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