A senior Hamas official not too long ago unveiled the technique behind the October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel, arguing that the terrorist group would perform the assault yet again if given the chance.
Chatting with Memri TV, Osama Hamdad make clear the Gaza Strip’s long-term imaginative and prescient and its relentless quest to counteract Arab international locations’ normalisation with Israel whereas safeguarding the Palestinian trigger.
Hamdan did not mince his phrases, saying: “This operation was not a momentary step, however quite a part of our technique which is geared toward ending Israel’s makes an attempt to carry an finish to the Palestinian trigger and to construct native alliances that can take away the Palestinian individuals from historical past.
“I consider that the best achievement of this operation was not simply the injury inflicted to the Israeli navy and its true picture, but additionally the truth that the operation ended Israel’s ambitions to develop into a pure entity within the area on the expense of the Palestinian nation.”
The senior Hamas official emphasised that the assault’s goals went past inflicting injury on the Israeli navy.
He stated it was a deliberate try to dismantle Israel’s ambitions of changing into a dominant regional entity on the expense of the Palestinian inhabitants.
When questioned in regards to the potential for the present battle to escalate right into a broader regional struggle, particularly in mild of a current speech by Hezbollah Secretary-Normal Hassan Nasrallah, Hamdan prompt that no choices had been off the desk.
He sternly warned that Israel would bear the implications of its actions and aggression, and the extent of the battle’s enlargement would finally depend upon Israel’s future behaviour.
He stated: “I feel that each one choices are on the desk, and the matter is determined by the behaviour of the [Israeli] enemy. There is no such thing as a doubt that the enemy should perceive that it’s going to pay the value for its actions and its aggression. How broad will this be in scope? That is determined by how this enemy behaves.”
Touching upon Hezbollah’s help for Hamas, Hamdan outlined the character of the help offered by the Lebanese resistance motion. He highlighted the each day clashes with the Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon, which resulted in casualties, impacted households, and short-term displacement.
He stated: “There is no such thing as a doubt that what the resistance and Hezbollah are doing in southern Lebanon is appreciated by the Palestinian individuals. There are each day clashes [in Lebanon] with the [Israeli] occupation, and there are martyrs. This help isn’t just a matter of morale – it’s actual help.
“There are dozens of martyrs, and so they have households. There are [also] those that had been compelled to depart their properties, albeit briefly. Every thing that’s taking place in Lebanon is a part of actual help for Palestine on the a part of the resistance.”
Hamdan additionally alluded to ongoing efforts to safe a prisoner alternate with Israel, not solely via Qatari mediation but additionally with the involvement of US envoy Amos Hochstein and former Lebanese Safety Directorate chief Gen. Abbas Ibrahim.