Abbas’ advisor against Hamas: Situation in Gaza was “a million times better” before October 7
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The overall agreement does not equate to all these sacrifices that the Palestinian people has made since Oct. 7, [2023] (i.e., Hamas' launch of terror war) and until now – 200,000 Palestinians, including Martyrs, wounded, prisoners, and missing. 80% of the Gaza Strip was destroyed. Infrastructures were destroyed. 1.5 million uprooted people in the Gaza Strip. All this enormous price in return for this agreement? To reach this? We were a million times better off before Oct. 7."
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, Jan. 15, 2025]