Ghazi Hamad
Hamas political official · Gaza / Lebanon
Affiliated with Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Senior Hamas political bureau member quoted on Oct 7 and ongoing resistance; cited in intent and escalation analyses.
Hamas organizational structure.
Hamas political bureau.
Senior Hamas political figure; statements are organizational advocacy, not independent fact-finding. MEMRI and other translated interviews are cited by investigators; Hamas disputes Western characterizations of intent.
Firsthand organizational rhetoric; investigators weigh alongside conduct evidence.
On the record
Verbatim quotations in this project attributed to this person.
Case: october 7 israelis 2023 →“We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do this again and again. The Al-Aqsa Flood is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth.”
Case: october 7 israelis 2023 →“On October 7, October 10, October 1,000,000 — everything we do is justified.”
Cases in this record
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Sources & disclosures
- MEMRI translation of interview — MEMRI