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Hamas Official Dodges Accountability Amid Rising Casualties

10/12/2025

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Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, ended an interview on October 11, 2025 after questions about the October 7, 2023 invasion and massacre.
He rejected the claim that 1,500 fighters could liberate Palestine.
His refusal to engage reflected Hamas's evasive accountability amid declining Gaza support.
Abu Marzouk said he would not have supported the assault if he knew its repercussions.
Israel reports over 22,000 combatants killed since hostilities began.

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Story summary

Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, ended an interview on October 11, 2025 after questions about the October 7, 2023 invasion and massacre.
He rejected the claim that 1,500 fighters could liberate Palestine.
His refusal to engage reflected Hamas's evasive accountability amid declining Gaza support.
Abu Marzouk said he would not have supported the assault if he knew its repercussions.
Israel reports over 22,000 combatants killed since hostilities began.