The corruption indictment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raises the Palestinian people's morale, a senior Hamas official said on Saturday.
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The political bureau chief of the terrorist group, Ismail Haniyeh, told reporters in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip that serious corruption charges against Benjamin Netanyahu were a sign "of more steadfastness" for the Palestinians.
The leader of the group that controls Gaza also said the indictment means more "resistance, both popular and armed."
On Thursday, Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit issued an indictment against Netanyahu for three counts of fraud and breach of trust, as well as one count of bribery, making him the first sitting premier to be put on trial.
The indictment will be officially filed with the court system only after 30 days, during which Netanyahu is able to seek immunity from the Knesset.
The longest-serving Israeli leader has yet to decide if he will trigger an immunity request. Netanyahu's political situation is also shaky, after two inconclusive elections this year and possibly an unprecedented third national vote early next year.
