A billionaire Hamas official has said he would not have supported the October 7 attack against Israel today had he known the destruction it would bring to Gaza.
Mousa Abu Marzouk, the Qatar-based head of Hamas’ foreign relations office, has become the first official from the terrorist organization to publicly express his reservations about the attack.
The incursion in 2023 saw over 1,000 Israelis killed and a further 251 were taken back to Gaza as hostages.
In response Israel launched a full scale military campaign against Hamas which has killed 48,000 Palestinians and caused widespread destruction across Gaza.
Speaking to the New York Times, Mr. Abu Marzouk said if he had know the consequences of the assault it would have been ‘impossible’ for him to support it.
He has also suggested that Hamas could be willing to negotiate the future of the group’s weapons in Gaza.
A position other officials have rejected so far but could avoid a renewal of the war.
‘We are ready to speak about every issue. Any issue that is put on the table, we need to speak about it,’ he said.
……..However, it is unclear if any of Hamas’ leadership share Mr Abu Marzouk due to multiple factions within the group who share close connections with Iran and Hezbollah and tend to take more hardline positions.
And his comments do appear to contradict those made by Hamas official Osama Hamdan at a press conference in Doha where Mr Hamdan said ‘the weapons of the resistance’ were not up for discussion, seeming to rule out a compromise.
…….His comments suggest that there are differences among Hamas officials over the party line on October 7 and its consequences.
It also appears as thought frustrations from Palestinians in Gaza, who have endured months of hardship, is having some impact on the leadership.
Lying motherfucker. Don’t start a war and then play victim when you get your ass kicked.
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