Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya, in a press conference on Wednesday shortly after announcing the interim ceasefire, promised another attack like the one on October 7, according to multiple reports.
Al-Haya said the Oct. 7 attack on Israel “will forever be a source of pride for our people,” and expressed no regrets for the destruction caused by the terrorist group. According to to multiple sauce. As of Wednesday afternoon, the six-week ceasefire was scheduled to begin Sunday, with both sides exchanging hostages and Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza.
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People evacuate as smoke billows from buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes at the Blij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on January 12, 2025. As the war between Israeli and Hamas fighters continues. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)
Al-Haya first publicly identified himself as the leader of Hamas after former leader Yahya Shinwar was killed by Israeli forces in October 2024. Hamas took more than 240 hostages and killed about 1,200 civilians in the October attack. The seven attacks that started the war.
The ceasefire has not been formally approved by either side, but negotiations are expected to continue until late Wednesday night. According to In the New York Times. Right-wingers in the Israeli government have said they oppose the deal, but Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said they would likely cave in when the vote came around.
“Leadership is about making decisions that are either bad or very bad,” Searle said, according to the NYT. “If we postpone the decision, we don’t know how many people will survive.”
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