Abbas’ deputy: Israel and the US “are the root of evil and terror”
Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul: “The US is a partner of this aggression against our people (i.e., Gaza war against Hamas), and it is covering up the commission of additional crimes, the murder of children and women, and the continued humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip of more than 2 million Palestinians. The occupation (i.e., Israel) and the US are the root of evil and terror, and we say to them: We will never wave a white flag.”
[Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Facebook page, Oct. 13, 2023]
Mahmoud Al-Aloul also serves as Fatah Central Committee member.
Hamas war on Israel October 2023 - At least 1,200 Israelis, including over 1,000 civilians, were murdered and over 4,800 wounded, in addition to approximately 244 who were abducted into the Gaza Strip (including 110 later released or liberated and at least 26 later killed), in a Hamas terror war that began when approximately 3,000 Hamas terrorists broke through Israel's security fence at the Gaza Strip border and launched a surprise attack, taking control of several Israeli towns and attacking a music festival on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, which fell on the Sabbath, Oct. 7, 2023. During the massacre the terrorists tortured, raped, shot, beheaded, and burned their victims alive, murdering entire families and leaving at least 21 children without parents. Hamas terrorists also fired at least 5,000 rockets at Israeli population centers. In response, Israel launched Operation Iron Swords to counter the Hamas terror threat. Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon joined Hamas' terror war starting from the following day, attacking Israel from the north. Occasional rocket launches and shootings continued from Lebanon throughout the war. A ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal began on Nov. 24, 2023, in which Israel agreed to release 150 terrorist prisoners, pause drone surveillance in the Gaza Strip, and allow movement between the northern and southern Gaza Strip, in return for 50 Israeli female and child hostages held by Hamas. The deal was subsequently extended with additional releases, until Hamas violated the agreement and resumed attacking on Dec. 1, 2023.