Fatah: “Hamas believes that more [Gazan’s] blood could serve its interests”‎

• "Hamas believes that more blood in the Gaza Strip helps it to inflame public opinion against the behavior of the Israeli occupation." (Fatah TV)
• "[Hamas believes] kill the entire [Palestinian] people, 100,000, 200,000. It doesn't matter to them at all" (Fatah TV)

As the death toll in Gaza soars—many of the victims murdered by Hamas simply for the crime of seeking food—Fatah TV, controlled by Mahmoud Abbas, has explained Hamas' policy: they want dead Gazans. By increasing Gazan's suffering and especially deaths, Hamas aims to ignite international outrage and force the world to pressure Israel into halting its campaign to destroy the Hamas terror network responsible for the October 7 massacre and atrocities. As Fatah TV put it: "Hamas believes that more blood in the Gaza Strip helps it inflame public opinion against the behavior of the Israeli occupation."

Political commentator Raed Musa: "Hamas has repeatedly declared that the blood spilled in the Gaza Strip will not move it from its positions. Hamas is clearly saying: Kill the entire [Palestinian] people, 100,000, 200,000. It doesn't matter to them at all and doesn't exert pressure on the Hamas Movement. On the contrary, Hamas believes that more blood in the Gaza Strip helps it to inflame public opinion against the behavior of the Israeli occupation and the Israeli occupation's crimes. It is possible that Hamas believes that more blood could perhaps serve its interests, unfortunately."

[Fatah-run Awdah TV, Facebook page, July 13, 2025]