In Gaza, the pressure is being felt: Hamas spokesman Salah al-Arouri told the Qatari news channel Al Jazeera a new narrative according to which the organization's operatives did not intend to cause the wholesale killing of civilians that took place in the communities near the Gaza Strip and that the "residents of the Gaza Strip" were to blame.
"When the Gaza Division collapsed, residents from the Gaza Strip entered and clashed with the settlers, as a result, civilians were killed. The leadership's instructions to our people were not to kill women and children were clear. The Israeli military has not even lifted a finger to protect its civilians. This was not the plan of the operation to harm civilians or children," the spokesman said in an interview addressed to international ears.
Al-Arouri attacked the West, claiming that Western countries were to blame for the religious conflicts that led to the conflict. He also addressed the issue of the prisoners, claiming that the organization had no intention of executing any of the prisoners. "Hamas cannot execute prisoners and prisoners because we operate within international law," the spokesman said, referring to reports that the organization would execute abductees if attacks continued without a "knock on the roof" procedure.
The statements made by the spokesman of the terrorist organization reflect the belief that the terrorist attack planned by the organization succeeded beyond what its leaders expected, and now the organization is trying to lower the flames in an attempt to prevent a major Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. "We have a complete defense plan ready to defend Gaza and it is stronger than the offensive plan that toppled the Gaza division, it's no secret, the enemy knows it. The occupation harms civilian places and everything in Gaza, but fails to damage the existing military infrastructure. We have already said that after the campaign there will be talk about the prisoners," al-Arouri said.
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