Hamas spokesman hails October 7 massacre as start of Israel’s destruction, but says: We’ll stick to the ceasefire deal if Israel does

19 January 2025, 6:53 pm

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Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida in a video address after the release of three Israeli hostages, January 19, 2025. (X)

In a video address hailing what he terms the Palestinian people’s sacrifice of countless martyrs in the past 15 months, Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida vows to focus all efforts on “containing” the Israeli enemy and urges mediators to compel Israel to commit to the ceasefire deal.

He says Hamas’s invasion and massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which he calls “the start of the historic Battle of the Flood of Al-Aqsa,” has sparked “the liberation of Palestine and hammered the final nail into the coffin of this occupation.”

“The agreement reached could have been made a year ago if it had aligned with [Prime Minister] Netanyahu’s ambitions,” he says.

“We are committed to the ceasefire agreement, but this depends on the enemy’s adherence.”