Abbas’ advisor: Hamas only interested in staying in power at the expense of “the blood of [our] children”
Video title: "During an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, Al-Habbash describes the negotiations for calm between Hamas and Israel as absurd at the expense of the blood of our people's children"
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas wants a deal that will guarantee it a fake picture of victory that it wants to market in order to stay in power in the Gaza Strip (i.e., the 2023 Gaza war)… I'm telling you on behalf of all the noble Palestinian prisoners that none of them wants or seeks their freedom in exchange for the blood of the children whose blood has been spilled in the Gaza Strip."
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, Dec. 23, 2024]