A top Hamas leader made the sickening admission that he hopes the terror group’s unthinkable surprise Oct. 7 attack will lead to a “permanent” war against Israel on all fronts — and conceded that they had no plans to govern Gaza or care for the Palestinian people.
The terrorist group’s top brass defended their monstrous onslaught in a series of shocking interviews with the New York Times, with some members saying the extreme violence and bloodshed that claimed at least 1,400 Israeli lives was intended to intensify their fight against the Jewish state and cultivate instability in the region.
The deadly incursion was necessary to “change the entire equation and not just have a clash,” Khalil al-Hayya, a member of Hamas’ highest leadership body, told the paper from Qatar in an interview published Wednesday.
“We succeeded in putting the Palestinian issue back on the table, and now no one in the region is experiencing calm.”
Ay-Hayya and other Hamas members interviewed dismissed the idea that they wanted to or will govern Gaza, and instead expressed hope for a “permanent” war on all fronts.
Hamas defended its shocking onslaught in a series of interviews with the New York Times. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Some members said the extreme violence that claimed at least 1,400 Israeli lives was necessary. Getty Images
Ay-Hayya and other Hamas members interviewed seemingly dismissed the idea that they will govern Gaza. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images“I hope that the state of war with Israel will become permanent on all the borders and that the Arab world will stand with us,” said Taher El-Nounou, a Hamas media adviser.
The group’s goal “is not to run Gaza and to bring it water and electricity and such,” al-Hayya added.
“Hamas, the Qassam and the resistance woke the world up from its deep sleep and showed that this issue must remain on the table,” he said.
“This battle was not because we wanted fuel or laborers,” he added. “It did not seek to improve the situation in Gaza. This battle is to completely overthrow the situation.”
Over the past month, roughly 10,000 people have been killed from the Israeli airstrikes. AFP via Getty Images
Of the 10,000 people reported killed, 4,104 of them were children. REUTERS
At least 240 people are being held hostage by Hamas in the region. Getty ImagesWhile Hamas leaders knew their meticulously planned incursion would be met with a large response, they said they needed to address a growing sense of frustration that the Palestinian cause was being abandoned.
As the war passed the one-month mark, health officials in the Gaza Strip say over 10,000 people have been killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes, including 4,104 children.
At least 240 people are being held hostage by Hamas in the region.
“What could change the equation was a great act, and without a doubt, it was known that the reaction to this great act would be big,” al-Hayya said before adding, “We had to tell people that the Palestinian cause would not die.”
With Post wires
