BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 4 (UPI) -- Hamas and Hezbollah
leaders met in Beirut Monday and signed a statement declaring a war
against Israel as being legitimate, Middle East Newsline reported.
The meeting of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah
and Hamas Political Chief Khaled Mashaal -- who is based in Damascus
-- ended with a joint call against disarming their groups.
Hamas, also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, said
the reduction in the Palestinian insurgency campaign in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip depended on the halt of Israeli attacks and the
release of all Palestinian prisoners.
"Hamas will not be committed to remain calm if Israel fails
to meet its demands," Hamas said in the statement.