In an interview with Lebanese journalist Marlene Khalifeh, when asked about the hostages captured in the October 7 attack:

“There are the captured soldiers and they will be swapped in a prisoner exchange after [Israel’s] aggression is over. They constitute most [of the prisoners]. There is a large number of them, but I won’t disclose how many. There are also people who were brought to Gaza by various means, but not by the resistance [i.e. not by Hamas itself]. Some of them have dual citizenship and some of them are foreigners. We have counted over 51 dual citizens. Under the current circumstances we cannot count all of them, since they are not in Hamas’s possession… They are not in our possession and are located throughout the Gaza Strip. Some of them are held by other forces, and some by other elements.”“Senior Hamas Official Osama Hamdan: If We Could Turn Back Time, We Would Carry Out The October 7 Attack On Israel All Over Again,” MEMRI, November 7, 2023, https://www.memri.org/reports/senior-hamas-official-osama-hamdan-if-we-could-turn-back-time-we-would-carry-out-october-7.

In an interview with NBC News about Hezbollah’s month-long rocket campaign against Israel after Hamas’s October 7 massacre:

“Hezbollah participates for the sake of lowering the pressure on Gaza.”Matt Bradley and Natasha Lebedeva, “Iran-backed groups threaten to expand Gaza war as they step up attacks on Israel and U.S.,” NBC News, November 7, 2023, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hezbollah-iran-attacks-israel-gaza-war-death-toll-rcna123959.

“The Yemeni Armed Forces, relying on God Almighty, continue to carry out more qualitative military operations in support of and victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people and in response to the calls of our great Yemeni people.” (Tweet)Yahya Sarea, Twitter post, November 6, 2023, 1:18 p.m., https://twitter.com/army21ye/status/1721592820597744016.

In reference to Hamas’s October 7 surprise attack on Israel:

“We succeeded in putting the Palestinian issue back on the table, and now no one in the region is experiencing calm.”Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habib, “Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War,” New York Times, last updated November 9, 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html.

In reference to Hamas’s October 7 surprise attack on Israel:

“Hamas’s goal is not to run Gaza and to bring it water and electricity and such. Hamas, the Qassam and the resistance woke the world up from its deep sleep and showed that this issue must remain on the table. This battle was not because we wanted fuel or laborers. It did not seek to improve the situation in Gaza. This battle is to completely overthrow the situation.”Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habib, “Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War,” New York Times, last updated November 9, 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html.

“Our armed forces launched a large batch of ballistic and winged missiles and a large number of drones at various targets of the Israeli enemy.”Jessie Yeung, Hamdi Alkhshali, and Kyle Blaine, “Israel says it thwarted aerial attacks by Yemen’s Houthis near Red Sea,” CNN, November 1, 2023, https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/middleeast/israel-says-it-thwarted-attacks-from-yemens-houthis-intl-hnk/index.html.

Video entitled “Questions and Answers Regarding Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”:

“We call on our Muslim brethren everywhere, in the West and the East, in Muslim and non-Muslim lands, to kill every Jew, American, and British citizen, for by Allah those will never be deterred without similar blessed acts.”“Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula Leader Batarfi Approves Of ‘Inspiring’ Hamas Attack, Encourages Killing Of ‘Jews, Americans, And British’ Citizens, Claims 9/11 Attacks Are The ‘Best Example’ To Deter U.S.,” Middle East Media Research Institute, October 30, 2023, https://www.memri.org/jttm/al-qaeda-arabian-peninsula-leader-batarfi-approves-inspiring-hamas-attack-encourages-killing.

Video entitled “Questions and Answers Regarding Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”:

“There needs to be a deterrent to dissuade these enemies, and there is no better example than the 9/11 attack, and all operations before and after it.”“Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula Leader Batarfi Approves Of ‘Inspiring’ Hamas Attack, Encourages Killing Of ‘Jews, Americans, And British’ Citizens, Claims 9/11 Attacks Are The ‘Best Example’ To Deter U.S.,” Middle East Media Research Institute, October 30, 2023, https://www.memri.org/jttm/al-qaeda-arabian-peninsula-leader-batarfi-approves-inspiring-hamas-attack-encourages-killing.

Video entitled “Questions and Answers Regarding Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”:

“Center your focus these days on the Jews and the Americans everywhere. Sink their vessels, down their planes, raid their barracks, and eliminate every one of their soldiers. Do not spare any barracks or any event without attacking them. This is your duty. Strike them in their own backyard and everywhere. The world today is an arena for Muslims’ operations against Jews, the Americans, British, and French citizens, and all who stood with the Jews and the Crusaders against the Islamic ummah.”“Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula Leader Batarfi Approves Of ‘inspiring’ Hamas Attack, Encourages Killing Of ‘Jews, Americans, And British’ Citizens, Claims 9/11 Attacks Are The ‘Best Example’ To Deter U.S.,” Middle East Media Research Institute, October 30, 2023, https://www.memri.org/jttm/al-qaeda-arabian-peninsula-leader-batarfi-approves-inspiring-hamas-attack-encourages-killing.

Tweet supporting an armed invasion of Israel:

“If you want to take action, here’s the opportunity. Turkey should not enter Gaza as a peacekeeping force but as an attacking force against the occupier, ‘Israel’… Gaza is waiting for you.”“Caliphate advocate Hizb ut-Tahrir escalates anti-Israel protests, calls for armed intervention in Gaza,” Nordic Monitor, November 8, 2023, https://nordicmonitor.com/2023/11/caliphate-seeking-hizb-ut-tahrir-escalates-anti-israel-protests-calls-for-armed-intervention-in-gaza/.