Abbas’ advisor: “Hamas’ adventures destroyed Gaza to the core,” they “must join the PLO”
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas has taken the Palestinian issue in dangerous directions and into a very bad situation. The adventures that Hamas has carried out in the Gaza Strip have led the Gaza Strip over 16 years into six deadly wars that have destroyed the Gaza Strip to the core… If Hamas continues this way, it means that Hamas effectively wants, in one way or another, to destroy the Palestinian cause and is working to destroy the Palestinian cause... [Hamas] must admit that it has failed in its attempts over the last 16 years, return affairs to their owners – to the PLO, and join the ranks of the PLO and the PLO's plan, so that the Palestinian people will unite under one position and all the Palestinians will be free to deal with the greater challenge and the greater danger that is the occupation."
Video title: "Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash on Saudi [state-run] Al-Ekhbariya TV: The aim of the Israeli aggression in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is to eliminate the Palestinian cause, and our people will not wave the flag of submission and we will thwart the plans of the occupation"
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, Jan. 22, 2025]