Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, called for the opening of \u201cnew fronts\u201d against Israel, saying he regards the Oct. 7 attack as a \u201cmilitary masterpiece\u201d and claiming the operation has called Israel’s security doctrine into question.<\/p>\n
In remarks published by Quds and cited by the Mehr news agency, he marked three years since the \u201cAl-Aqsa Flood operation\u201d and added that, according to him, after it there was \u201cnothing left of deterrence\u201d and nothing left of the \u201cfinal victory.\u201d Abu Obeida also paid tribute to the commanders, fighters and martyrs of the operation.<\/p>\n
In another part of his remarks, the Qassam spokesman addressed residents of Gaza, saying the territory has, in his words, paid a \u201cheavy price,\u201d but praised the \u201cperformance\u201d of the people of Gaza and claimed that the situation has awakened the \u201cconscience of the free people\u201d and exposed those who cooperated with the \u201coccupiers.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also said that Oct. 7 was the result of careful \u201cplanning and execution,\u201d claiming that \u201cfriend and foe\u201d alike have acknowledged its greatness. Abu Obeida added that resistance forces used opportunities, including what he called Netanyahu’s \u201cnarcissism,\u201d to advance the operation.<\/p>\n
Abu Obeida went on to cite the \u201cdesecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque\u201d and the \u201cpain of Gaza\u201d as factors in this \u201cawakening,\u201d and said countries such as Sudan and Libya could, in his view, play a role alongside Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. Referring to the effectiveness of drones, he questioned what the consequences would be if a \u201cwestern front\u201d were opened against Israel.<\/p>\n
The Qassam Brigades are Hamas’s military wing, a group that, after the events of Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza, has been alongside other Palestinian armed groups at the center of major security tensions in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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