Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization condemned a statement issued by Nayef Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, attacking the assembly held by the Secretaries of the Palestinian factions against Emirati normalization with the Israeli occupation. Hazem Qassem, Hamas’ Spokesperson, said that the positions of the factions are national stances that refuse normalization. Wasel Abu Yousef, member in the PLO’s Executive Committee, also commented that Al-Hajraf’s statement was misplaced.