Hamas Lleader reveals shocking goal: A 'permanent war' with Israel
Taher El-Nounou, a leader within Hamas, confessed that his organization doesn't aspire to improve the Palestinians' circumstances, but rather to radically shift their status. In an interview with the "New York Times", El-Nounou openly expressed his hope for a "permanent war" with Israel.
6:16 AM EST, November 9, 2023
El-Nounou, a representative of Hamas residing in Qatar, granted an interview to the prominent American newspaper "New York Times". His explanation for the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7 was not to "better the standing of Palestinians", but to incite a "total transformation of their predicament".
Khalil al-Hayya, another leader within Hamas, likewise spoke to the "New York Times". It emerged from the conversations with members of the terrorist group's political office that they fundamentally knew the potential repercussions of assaulting Israel for the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip. However, amid a sense of the Palestinians getting sidelined due to the shifting dynamics in the Middle East, the Hamas leaders deemed it necessary to "thoroughly alter the equation", as per the words of al-Hayya during his discourse with the journalists.
- A significant act was required to alter this situation. It was very much in everyone's awareness that the response to such a grand gesture would be proportionate. We had to assure them that the Palestinian cause won't be suppressed - he added.
"Hamas's objective is not to run Gaza"
In the months leading up to the attack, Hamas operatives had observed that there appeared to be an increasing likelihood of Israel normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia - according to the newspaper. When Hamas attacked Israel on a peaceful Saturday morning, it was already known that "Israel would retaliate by bombing Gaza".
- I desire for the state of war with Israel to continue along all fronts and for the Arab world to stand with us - El-Nounou stated.
- Hamas's aim doesn't involve managing Gaza or supplying its essentials like water or electricity. This fight wasn't about our need for fuel. It wasn't aimed at improving the conditions in Gaza, but rather a complete alteration of the situation - he clarified.
