Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh vowed to continue the “Great Return March” and move it to the West Bank, hoping it carries out the message and achieves goals it is set out to accomplish. “Rallies will move to the West Bank and will be joined by our people abroad,” Haniyeh told a meeting organized by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. On another hand, a Fatah official source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Palestinian nationalist political party viewed Haniyehs comments as a national trade. “Hamas wants to draw attention. Wants to show itself as the leader of these demonstrations—they want them to escalate in order to continue the evasion of reconciliation.” “They (Hamas) can rid Gaza of all its dire crises by handing over to the government and not sending people to die,” the source added. “Fatah supported, acted and was the first to take part in peaceful marches in the West Bank and Gaza, even before Hamas said it supported these approaches. Fatah is moving in the West Bank and in Gaza,” he pointed out. Needless to say, Fatah works to ensure freedom of demonstration and protection of the Palestinian people, the source confirmed. The “Great Return March” is part of a six-week protest that will culminate on May 15. The day will mark the 70th anniversary of Israels occupation and establishment-- an event Palestinians refer to as “Nakba.” Haniyeh said the marches brought the Palestinian cause back to the forefront and dropped any suspicious deals. The Hamas leader went on saying that anti-occupation protests, now in their fifth week, “have achieved their goals, most notably is the return of the Palestinian cause to the forefront again." “The holy month of Ramadan will enter this year with our people on the march,” in reference to the main march expected mid-May. “Ramadan comes to us this year in light of major events and challenges, the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, and the decision of the US administration to transfer the US embassy to occupied Jerusalem,” Haniyeh said.  “In Ramadan, the Palestinian situation will face great challenges, and there will be historic transformations in the management of the conflict with the occupation.” “This month is the month of victories,” Haniyeh declared. He described the decision to move the US embassy to occupied Jerusalem as a strategic challenge for the Palestinian people and Arab and Islamic nations. “It (May’s Great Return March) will be a blow to the American administration and anyone who wants to conspire on the Palestinian issue.” Since marches launched, Israel has killed 42 Palestinians and injured about 5,000, 170 of whom remain in critical condition. The Palestinians say the marches are peaceful, but Israel says they are aimed at breaching borders and barriers with the Gaza Strip. Palestinians and human rights organizations, as well as Israelis, accused the Israeli army of using lethal bullets against defenseless demonstrators.