Hamas Spokesman: Oct. 7 was a “preemptive strike” against “the Zionist enemy’s plans” against us
The video shows a speech by Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas' military wing) Spokesman Abu Ubeida for the 1-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023 – Hamas' invasion and massacre to launch its terror war on Israel.
Hamas Spokesman Abu Ubeida: "[Oct. 7, 2023, was] an operation that shocked the Zionist enemy and changed the face of the region. Through it we dealt the enemy a mighty preemptive strike, after its plans to deal a serious blow to the resistance (i.e., terror organizations) in the Gaza Strip and all its factions reached their final stages. [The operation on Oct. 7 came] after its [Israel's] acts of aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque… and after the enemy continued with might, with acts of settlement and Judaization, and hostile activities against the prisoners, and it violated all the rules and continued with the siege on the Gaza Strip. After all this, it was decided to set out on a historic strategic strike."
[Al-Jazeera TV, YouTube channel, Oct. 7, 2024]