CNN interviewed a key Hamas negotiator and member of the militant group’s political bureau, Ghazi Hamad, this week, at a key moment in the war with Israel.
Two weeks earlier, Hamad had survived an attack on the Hamas delegation in Doha, the capital of Qatar, which has been a key mediator in the conflict. The interview covered a wide range of topics – how Hamas now regards October 7, the fate of the remaining hostages in Gaza, the state of ceasefire negotiations and the future of a post-war Gaza.
Here are the key takeaways from what he said:
Nearly two years after Hamas militants stormed into Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, Hamad made clear that Hamas has no regrets about its actions that day nor the deadly consequences they triggered.
He repeated a false claim by Hamas, insisting it targeted only Israeli military installations and that it never intended to kidnap civilians. He insisted the attack was justified because of decades of Israeli occupation and blockade. And rather than taking responsibility for the role of the attack in triggering Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, he made clear he believes the Palestinian cause has been boosted by Hamas’s attack.
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