Statement entitled, “And Kill Them Wherever You find Them”:

“Monotheism is the goal, and jihad is the path…the war with the Jews will not end in a one-state solution or two-state solution, as nationalists believe. It is a religious ideological war that will continue until we kill their antichrist under the banner of the Prophet of Allah… tighten the plans and diversify operations: Blow them up with explosives, burn them with incendiary bombs, shoot them with bullets, slaughter their necks with knives, and run them over with buses.”“Islamic State (ISIS) Spokesman Instructs Muslims To Renew Lone Wolf Attacks In U.S., Europe, In Support Of Gaza; Discredits Palestinian Factions For Their Alliance With Iran, Calls On Arabs To Rebel Against Their Rulers,” Middle East Media Research Institute, January 4, 2024, https://www.memri.org/jttm/islamic-state-isis-spokesman-instructs-muslims-renew-lone-wolf-attacks-us-europe-support-gaza#_edn2.

In response to a New York Times report on Hamas sexual violence on October 7:

“The New York Times misleading report was only based on Israeli public servants who only speak what go in line with the Israeli propaganda and in line with the Israeli attempt to dehumanize the Palestinian people. The report also narrated claims from women who said they heard other women repeating these allegations. All what was mentioned of testimonies don't indicate conclusive evidence of one Palestinian fighter committing such shameful acts.

“The New York Times allegations contradict the very testimonies that Israeli women themselves said of the good treatment they had experienced from the Palestinian fighters on October 7. Anyone who is engaged in investigating these claims and allegations can easily watch their videos on social media. They (Israeli women) spoke to Israeli media and never mentioned such lies.”Bassem Naim, “Response to the New York Times misleading report against the Palestinian resistance on Oct. 7,” Hamas Online Telegram Channel, December 31, 2023.

In response to a New York Times report on Hamas sexual violence on October 7:

“Moreover, all Israeli female captives who were released from Gaza could only say well treatment they have received and the fighters (captors) keenness to provide them all they needed despite the difficult situation in Gaza. It is enough to mention what they said that they and their captors were eating the same food.

“You may all remember the letter written by the Israeli mother to her captors who simply voiced gratitude to them for not making her and her daughter feel in prison.

“If the Hamas resistance fighters held such ideas of sex violence, they would mistreat those who were in their captivity, but the contrary freedom fighters never commit such allegations as their religion, values and culture forbid such acts.”Bassem Naim, “Response to the New York Times misleading report against the Palestinian resistance on Oct. 7,” Hamas Online Telegram Channel, December 31, 2023.

In response to a New York Times report on Hamas sexual violence on October 7:

“Our resistance members are fighters for freedom and dignity, they would never commit such shameful acts. Our religion, values and culture and societal norms don’t accept these acts and even don’t tolerate them. We mention that there was not a single ‘rape case’ filed in Palestinian courts in Gaza against any citizen.

“The Palestinian fighters on October 7 were busy in one mission which is to defend the Palestinian people and to break unjust siege imposed on Gaza by fighting the Gaza Division of the Israeli army, and successfully performed such mission in a glorious and honourable way.

“Furthermore, the duration of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation was very short; it was a matter of few hours and most of the fighters had withdrawn from the Israeli sites back to Gaza to take their positions to defend our people and land. Such period could never give time or space to the fighters to think of nothing but their mission which is to crush the enemy’s military sites.”Bassem Naim, “Response to the New York Times misleading report against the Palestinian resistance on Oct. 7,” Hamas Online Telegram Channel, December 31, 2023.

In response to a New York Times report on Hamas sexual violence on October 7:

“We expressed at various occasions our readiness and welcomed any international inquiry mission to look into any allegations, contrary to the Israeli side who only spread their unproven lies without having any crucial evidence.

“The New York Times report also purposefully failed to mention the Israeli reports that said the Israeli army committed what can be described as crimes by bombing Israelis and Palestinian fighters and killing many of both.”Bassem Naim, “Response to the New York Times misleading report against the Palestinian resistance on Oct. 7,” Hamas Online Telegram Channel, December 31, 2023.

“The American administration’s endorsement of selling high-caliber artillery ammunition to the Zionist occupation entity amid the war of extermination conducted by its terrorist army against civilians in the Gaza Strip, and Secretary Blinken’s affirming the urgent provision of these ammunitions without Congress review, is a clear evidence of the American administration’s full sponsorship of this criminal war.

“The Biden administration conspicuously aligns itself with and actively supports all atrocities perpetrated by the occupation, encompassing the ruthless killing of children and civilians, forced displacement of residents, and the systematic destruction of civilian life in the Gaza Strip.

“We call on all nations across the globe, especially those supported ending the Zionist fascist aggression against the children and defenseless civilians in the United Nations General Assembly, to expose the unjust and criminal policies of the American administration. We implore them to take a resolute stand against these policies and lend their support to our Palestinian people’s pursuit of freedom and self-determination.”“Press Statement,” Hamas Online Telegram Channel, December 30, 2023.

“8- Sixth: The Armed Forces call on all the peoples of our nation to come out in support of Palestine and to reject the American-Israeli aggression against Gaza and against all peoples and countries that stand with the Palestinian people.” (Tweet)“Yahya Sare’e,” Twitter post, December 29, 2023, 3:54 p.m., https://twitter.com/Yahya_Saree/status/1740838745098571959.

“6-Fifth, the American enemy must take into account the warnings included in Al Sayyed’s - may God protect him - last speech, . as he is a man of action and words, and he is supported by his beloved, free, Jihadist people,” (Tweet)“Yahya Sare’e,” Twitter post, December 29, 2023, 3:54 p.m., https://twitter.com/Yahya_Saree/status/1740838648827048419.

“4-Third: our stance towards the Palestinian issue remains firm and principled and will never change no matter how challenging it gets.” (Tweet)“Yahya Sare’e,” Twitter post, December 29, 2023, 3:53 p.m., https://twitter.com/Yahya_Saree/status/1740838567407215082.

“This warning also applies to all countries that the Americans intend to involve or implicate to protect the shios of the Zionist enemy’s ships.” (Tweet)“Yahya Sare’e,” Twitter post, December 29, 2023, 3:53 p.m., https://twitter.com/Yahya_Saree/status/1740838494509863104.