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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Leaders of the Islamist movement Hamas swore defiance in a choreographed display of force on Wednesday as one of the most hardline right-wing governments in Israel’s history looks set to take office later this month. Speaking before a sea of green flags in Gaza City’s Katiba gardens at a rally to mark Hamas’ 35th anniversary, the movement’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Al-Sinwar said Palestinians faced an “open confrontation” with Israel. He said the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, a site revered by both Muslims and Jews, who know it as the Temple Mount, was…