 In January 2006, Tamimi wrote that if Israel withdrew from territories occupied in 1967, Hamas would end its armed resistance.Shortly before the invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israel in late 2008, Tamimi argued for continuation of a truce that had been maintained for five months between Hamas and Israel and for ending what he described as a siege placed upon Gaza by Israel.In November 2004, while being interviewed for the BBC programme "Hardtalk", Tamimi said that sacrificing his life for justice for Palestine would be "a noble cause.