Ghazi Hamad, a senior member of Hamas, has welcomed the large-scale attack on Israel on 7 October, during which civilians were killed en masse, and promised that the Palestinian terrorist group would repeat such attacks many times in the future until it destroyed Israel.
Quote: “Israel is a country that has no place on our land. We must remove it because it constitutes a security, military and political catastrophe to the Arab and Islamic nation. We are not ashamed to say this.”
Details: The terrorist called the existence of Israel “illogical” and added that it should be wiped off “all the Palestinian lands.”
Asked if that meant the total destruction of Israel, Hamad replied: “Yes, of course.”
Quote: “We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do it again and again. The Al-Aqsa Deluge [the name Hamas gave its 7 October onslaught – ed.] is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth. Will we have to pay a price? Yes, and we are ready to pay it. We are called a nation of martyrs, and we are proud to sacrifice martyrs.”
He also repeated the false claim that Hamas did not intend to harm the civilian population, explaining the massacres by alleged “complications” on the ground.
Why it matters: Over the past three weeks, there has been overwhelming evidence of deliberate attacks on Israeli civilians, carried out at the direction of Hamas commanders. In many cases, terrorists went from house to house and executed or burned entire families. Another 260 civilians were killed at an open-air music festival.
Quote: “We are the victims of the occupation. Period. Therefore, nobody should blame us for the things we do. On 7 October, 10 October, one-millionth October, everything we do is justified.”
Background:
Culled from Ukrayinska Pravda