Abbas' advisor: Hamas stole aid from Gazans and abandoned them during Oct. 7 war
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "You remember and everyone remembers how [Hamas] took over the aid trucks, attacked people, and imposed taxes. What did the people [in Gaza] do? Hamas abandoned the people to their fate. So, what did people do in this situation? Well, any weapon other than Hamas' weapon – What does Hamas say about it? … "A weapon of collaborators," because it stands against it [Hamas] and protects the people."
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, April 29, 2026]