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Moussa Abu Marzouk

Hamas politburo member Moussa Abu Marzouk, front, attends the funeral of Saleh Arouri, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 4, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
January 29, 2026, 4:23 pm
Senior Hamas official: We never agreed to disarm, no one’s raised it with us directly
Moussa Abu Marzouk says, despite White House claims, that the group didn’t talk ‘for a single moment’ about giving up its weapons, stresses Hamas regime still in control in Gaza
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Armed Hamas members are seen guarding an area in Gaza City on November 3, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
November 5, 2025, 6:18 am
Senior Hamas official says agreement reached with PA on formation of committee to manage Gaza
Moussa Abu Marzouk dodges question on whether Hamas will disarm as required by Trump’s peace plan; Israeli officials said to fear restrictions on IDF in administration’s UN proposal for Gaza force
By Nurit Yohanan and Nava Freiberg
Hamas politburo member Moussa Abu Marzouk, front, attends the funeral of Saleh Arouri, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 4, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
October 11, 2025, 10:27 pm
Senior Hamas official storms out of interview after pressed on merits of Oct. 7 attack
Mousa Abu Marzouk refuses to answer when asked by pan-Arab channel whether onslaught was successful in ‘liberating Palestine,’ retorting: ‘Ask respectful questions’
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Hamas politburo member Moussa Abu Marzouk, front, attends the funeral of Saleh Arouri, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 4, 2024. (AP/Hussein Malla)
February 24, 2025, 11:43 pm
Senior Hamas official: I wouldn’t have backed Oct. 7 if I’d known outcome for Gaza
Moussa Abu Marzouk says ‘impossible’ to call Gaza war a victory for terror group, says he’s open to discussing its disarmament; Hamas: Words taken out of context, don’t represent us
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Maxim Herkin, taken captive from the Nova desert rave on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists (Courtesy)
February 3, 2025, 4:09 pm
Hamas says Russian national Maxim Herkin to be prioritized in deal’s 2nd stage
Senior terror group official Moussa Abu Marzouk also says Alexander Trufanov will be released ‘in the near future’ during first phase
By ToI Staff
Moussa Abu Marzouk (R), senior member of the Hamas terror group (R) signs a document as China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) and Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organization and political party Fatah, look on during the signing of the 'Beijing declaration' at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024 (Pedro Pardo/AFP)
July 23, 2024, 2:20 pm
Hamas, Fatah sign declaration on plans to seek joint government; Israel slams Fatah
China upbeat on agreement made in Beijing, though previous efforts to end rift have failed; Israel’s Katz: ‘Instead of rejecting terrorism, Abbas embraces the murderers and rapists’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal (L) and senior Hamas member Mousa Abu Marzouk attending a meeting between Iran's Foreign Minister and Hamas' political bureau chief in Doha, October 31, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry/AFP)
April 30, 2024, 9:44 pm
Jordan flatly rejects senior Hamas official’s idea of moving leadership to kingdom
After Abu Marzouk claims good relations with Amman, veteran Jordanian diplomat responds that country ‘has closed the book on Palestinian cells’
By Michael Horovitz
This handout photo shows Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meeting with US envoy Brett McGurk, February 22, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
February 22, 2024, 5:36 pm
Israel to decide on sending team to hostage talks amid cautious signs of progress
Gallant tells Biden envoy Brett McGurk that Israel will give its negotiators more leeway; official says war cabinet, security cabinet to hash out whether to send team to Paris
By Lazar Berman
A Hamas delegation led by Moussa Abu Marzouk (second from L) meets with Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov (second from R) in Moscow on January 19, 2024. (Hamas)
January 21, 2024, 10:08 pm
Hamas refuses Russia’s request to release its dual citizens from captivity in Gaza
Terror group officials claim Israel grants foreign citizenship to hostages in attempt to have them released, say October 7 reignited Palestinian dream for state replacing Israel
By Shira Silkoff
Protesters lift protraits of hostage Naama Levy during a rally for supporters and relatives of Israelis held in Gaza since October 7, in Tel Aviv on December 23, 2023. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
January 1, 2024, 8:20 pm
Israeli delegation reportedly in Cairo to discuss possible hostage deal
Talks come amid mixed reports on Hamas stance: Sinwar said to withdraw demand for permanent truce, while group’s leaders said split on its role after war
By ToI Staff
Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh makes a televised address on December 13, 2023. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 14, 2023, 9:32 am
Haniyeh floats idea of negotiations, says postwar Gaza without Hamas a ‘delusion’
Terror group’s leader endorses ‘political path’ to Palestinian state, makes no mention of coexistence with Israel; senior official Abu Marzouk suggests recognition, in line with PLO
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A screen capture from an 'Eretz Nehederet' video featuring US actor Michael Rapaport. (Screenshot, 'Eretz Nehederet', used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 13, 2023, 1:44 pm
Michael Rapaport in Israeli TV skit satirizing US college antisemitism
Harry Potter sketch mocks heads of universities who refused to directly condemn calls for genocide of Jews; satirical song highlights inequality between Hamas leaders, Gaza civilians
By ToI Staff
An International Red Cross vehicle carrying Russian-Israeli hostage Roni Krivoi released by Hamas drives towards the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, ahead of a transfer to Israel on November 26, 2023. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
November 29, 2023, 1:08 pm
Hamas to release two Russian hostages in act of ‘appreciation’ to Putin
Unclear whether the two also hold Israeli citizenship; Russian-Israeli citizen Roni Krivoi previously released following Kremlin intervention
By ToI Staff
Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk, September 18, 2014. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
October 31, 2023, 10:12 pm
Top Hamas official declares group is not responsible for defending Gazan civilians
Moussa Abu Marzouk says vast underground tunnel network is for the protection of the terror group’s members, while civilians should be taken care of by the UN and Israel
By Gianluca Pacchiani
File - From left to right: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Putin's Special Envoy to the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov, and Hamas head of international relations Mousa Abu Marzouk, during a trilateral meeting in Moscow on October 26, 2023. (Hamas Telegram channel)
October 26, 2023, 9:10 pm
Moscow hosts Hamas delegation and Iran’s deputy FM, prompting Israeli outrage
As terror group leader Abu Marzouk meets with Putin’s Middle East envoy Bogdanov in Moscow, Jerusalem brands invitation ‘obscene,’ calls for immediate expulsion of Hamas officials
By Gianluca Pacchiani and Lazar Berman
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