Since 1987, Hamas' policy for armed resistance has been to only target within historical Palestine to maintain legitimacy, manage resources, and avoid international repercussions. They view previous international operations by other factions as a failed strategy.
The World Food Programme: The crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels of desperation, with nearly a third of the population going days without food.
Over 115 Palestinians—more than 90 of them children—have been martyred by starvation in just the past few weeks.
One of them was in a coma, and you want to call that hiding in hopes that we'll overlook the documented war crimes the "most moral army in the world" committed while under indictments for genocide.
The Government Media Office in Gaza:
The Occupation continues to spread false claims denying the existence of famine in the Gaza Strip—while at the same time blocking international journalists from entering, fearing that undeniable truths will be exposed through the camera lens.
A leader is succeeded by other leaders, a soldier by ten, and a martyr by a thousand fighters. This land produces resisters just as it produces olive trees.
– Abu Obaida, spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades, in his speech on October 7, 2024