Hamas senior figure Ghazi Hamad told British journalist Piers Morgan that the group did not intentionally target civilians during the October 7, 2023 attacks, claiming such actions are not Hamas policy. The interview, reported Tuesday evening, follows earlier reports of Morgan confronting Hamad over the massacre.
In the latest exchange from a reported interview published Tuesday evening, Hamas senior figure Ghazi Hamad told British journalist Piers Morgan that the group did not intentionally target civilians during the October 7, 2023 attacks, claiming such actions are not Hamas policy.
Earlier Tuesday at 09:30 Jerusalem, Morgan confronted Hamad, stating that the October 7 attack crossed 'every moral, ethical and humanity line,' as The Zioneer reported. At 16:33 Jerusalem, The Zioneer also reported that in the same interview Hamad described the group's 'resistance' as a 'holy mission' and refused to commit to disarmament.
As The Zioneer has previously documented, Hamas officials have repeatedly justified the October 7 massacre and expressed intent to repeat it. In June, Hamas political bureau chief Razi Hamed stated the group would carry out similar attacks 'again and again.'
The full context of Hamad's denial remains unclear. The reported interview has not been independently verified in its entirety.
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