Saleem AL-Zanoon, speaker of the Palestinian National Council, said that Hamas and Islamic Jihad had received official invitations to participate in the Palestinian Central Council session, which will be held on the 14th of this month under the name of "Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the State of Palestine."

AL-Zanoon confirmed in a press statement issued on Saturday evening that the preparations are nearing completion, as he continued to send invitations to members of the Central Council residing inside and abroad, stressing that this session is of great importance by virtue of the fateful issues that will be discussed. As long as Israel chose aggression and refused to recognize our rights and our State with Jerusalem as its capital, it is our right to reconsider and choose alternatives that will achieve our legitimate national goals.

AL-Zanoon stressed that the stage is very delicate and the challenges and risks are increasing. This requires all of us to close ranks and unite our effects to stand up firmly to the crimes and terrorism of the occupation and those who support it. We aspire to come out of the Jerusalem session with resolutions that protect our national rights in establishing our independent State with Jerusalem as its capital.

AL-Zanoon called on the brothers in Hamas and Islamic Jihad to respond to the call of the nation and the invite of Jerusalem to participate in the Jerusalem session to face the American decision of considering Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the decision of the Israeli Knesset today to remove the occupied City of Jerusalem from final status issues. That move was preceded by the Likud party's decision to annex the Occupied Palestine territories, and the escalation of Israeli terrorism and aggression against our people and our land.