Hamas political bureau member Fathi Hammad said that the Jews are a treacherous people, and there can be no peace with them. He made his remarks during a rally in northern Gaza honoring members of the faction who were "martyred" during the recent fighting with Israel, which was aired on Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) on May 30, 2021. Hammad said that the only thing Hamas has for the Jews and Zionists are the sword and the Ayyash 250 rockets, while making a throat-slitting gesture. He then led the crowd in a chant: "Put the sword against the sword, we are Muhammad Deif’s men." During the celebration a singer sang along with the crowd: "Fire salvo, after salvo, soldiers of the artillery." The song urged Hamas' artillery fighters to destroy apartments in Israel, to make Israelis stay in shelters, and to "teach Tel Aviv a lesson."
Singer: "Put sword against sword…"
Crowd: "Put sword against sword…"
Singer: "...here come Muhammad Deif's men!"
Crowd: "...here come Muhammad Deif's men!"
Singer: "Put sword against sword…"
Crowd: "Put sword against sword…"
Singer: "...Muhammad Deif's men have set out!"
Crowd: "...Muhammad Deif's men have set out!"
Singer: "You guys in the artillery corps, I admire you! I kiss your feet, your hands, and your heads! You guys in the artillery corps, may Allah make you happy, how pure you are!
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"Fire salvo after salvo, soldiers of the artillery! Burn an apartment, destroy an apartment, fire a salvo as a present for Jerusalem! Shoot, soldiers of the artillery!
"This is [dedicated] to the Palestinian people. We want to show off our muscles today! Everybody, on your feet!
"Fire salvo after salvo, soldiers of the artillery! Burn an apartment, destroy an apartment, fire a salvo as a present for Jerusalem! Play around with them! Make them stay in shelters!
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"We will teach Tel Aviv a lesson, we will bring it under fire! We will teach Tel Aviv a lesson, we will bring it under fire! We will lower your morale beneath the ground! We will lower your morale beneath the ground!
"I don't like this...I should get off the stage and go home, that would be better. Where is your morale? Come on! Clap your hands!
"Fire salvo after salvo, soldiers of the artillery! Shoot the Kornet precisely and raise the morale! Look how the roof goes flying! The enemy does not know what to do with us. Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot! Shoot, oh Abu Kornet, bring happiness into our homes. No one is purer than you. Crush the target to pieces! Shoot when the bus is full, and let the world watch it. Shoot when the bus is full, and let the world watch it."
Fathi Hammad: "The Jews are a treacherous people. There can be no peace with the Jews. There can be no peace with the Zionists. The only thing we have for the Zionists is the sword. The only thing we have for the Zionists is the Ayyash 250 rocket. The only thing we have for the Zionists is the sword."
Singer: "Put sword against sword…"
Crowd: "Put sword against sword…"
Singer: "...and you are Muhammad Deif's men!"
Crowd: "...and you are Muhammad Deif's men!"