Hamas spokesperson says 'had no intention' to kill Israelis during Oct 7 infiltration, cuts interview midway
Israel-Gaza war news: The war between Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel and Hamas fighters from Gaza has entered its 21st day. Risks of regional spillover causing a full-fledged Middle east war haunts global power structure as blasts hit two Egyptian towns.
Amid this an interview of a Hamas spokesperson denying allegations that the fighter group was asked to kill civilians has surfaced. The Hamas spokesperson, Ghazi Hamad, who is also the deputy foreign minister, told a BBC correspondent during an interview that the fighter group had not been instructed to kill civilians during their 7 October land-air-water surprise attack on Israel.
The statement by the Hamas spokesperson contradicts the visuals and reports from the 7 October assault, which saw at least 1,400 Israeli and foreign nationals die. The Hamas assault also ransacked the Supernova Music Festival, killing 260 people.
In the interview, Hamas spokesperson Hamad defended his statement, and said that ‘because the area was very wide’ there ‘were clashes and confrontation’. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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