Hamas denies supporting Corbyn in UK election

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian group Hamas has denied support for the Labor Party and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, in this week's UK general election.

"We don't interfere in the internal affairs of any other country and we are not part of any internal conflict," Hamas leading figure Basem Naim told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

"We ask the upcoming [British] prime minister to support the rights of the Palestinian people topped by the right to return and independence," he said.

Israeli media said that a Facebook support page for Corbyn was allegedly run by Hamas.

"We affirm that Hamas does not have representatives in Britain and accusations of interfering in [UK] election and supporting Corbyn were untrue," Naim said.

Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz voiced hope that Corbyn will lose the Dec. 12 polls.

"I personally hope he doesn’t get elected," he told the Israeli Army Radio.

Israeli officials accuse Corbyn of anti-Semitism, an accusation vehemently denied by the Labour leader.

* Bassel Barakat contributed to this report from Ankara