The Hamas Movement has affirmed that the recent press remarks that were attributed to head of its international relations office Mousa Abu Marzouk have been inaccurate and taken out of context.
In a statement on Monday, Hamas explained that the interview conducted with Abu Marzouk and published by the New York Times newspaper several days ago did not contain the full content of the answers and his exact remarks were quoted out of context.
Hamas stressed that the published interview did not contain the true remarks made by Abu Marzouk and did not convey the true meaning of what he had said.
According to Hamas, Abu Marzouq confirmed that the blessed October 7th operation reflected the Palestinian people’s right to resistance and their rejection of Israel’s siege, occupation and settlement expansion.
Abu Marzouk also emphasized that the criminal Israeli occupation had committed appalling war crimes and genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Abu Marzouk told the New York Times that Hamas would not give up its positions and its people’s right to use all forms of resistance, including armed resistance, to fight the Israeli occupation and liberate their Palestinian land.
“The resistance weapon belongs to our people and its purpose is to protect our people and our holy sites, so it is not permissible to drop or surrender it as long as the [Israeli] occupation exists on our land,” the Hamas official told the newspaper.
