Haniyeh tells Palestinians "victory is near"

GAZA Dec 31 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh sounded a defiant tone in a televised speech to Palestinians on Wednesday saying that the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip will win the fight against Israel.

"We tell the Palestinian people in Gaza and everywhere that you will win, inevitably. Victory is near, God willing, and it is closer than people think," Haniyeh said.

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