Hamas issued a statement Friday denouncing Kazakhstan’s recent announcement to join the so-called “Abraham Accords” and enhance relations with ‘Israel’.

The movement described the move as an attempt to “whitewash the genocide” committed by ‘Israel’ against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Hamas emphasized that, with ‘Israel’ facing increasing international isolation and its leaders accused as “war criminals wanted by the International Criminal Court,” any move toward normalization constitutes a betrayal of the Palestinian cause and rewards its ongoing aggression.