US and Israel created Hamas as a tool to break Palestinian unity, says Abbas’ advisor
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “Who created this irregular situation in the Gaza Strip (i.e., the 2023 Gaza war)? The ones who created it were the US and Israel. And Hamas is nothing more than a tool that has been used intentionally or unintentionally… It is nothing more than a tool that has been used to weaken the Palestinian position and break the Palestinian unity.”
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Facebook page, April 21, 2024]
Posted text: “[PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud] Al-Habbash on [Saudi] Al-Arabiya TV.”
Mahmoud Al-Habbash also serves as PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice.