Oct. 7 massacre was Palestinian self-defense, Israeli response is “unilateral aggression” says top PA official
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: “What happened on Oct. 7 [2023] (i.e., Hamas’ invasion and massacre) was a Palestinian national cry to this world that is ignoring our cause and giving support and aid to this unilateral [Israeli] aggression against us, against our cause, and against the international bodies.… What happened in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 is part of a war of defense that the Palestinian people carried out… What happened on Oct. 7 was a cry. We love life, we want to live, and we want to be rid of the occupation.”
[Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub, Facebook page,
Dec. 28, 2023]