Hamas leader says Israel to use Gaza 'blood' in election
Hamas leader says Israel to use Gaza 'blood' in election The leader of Hamas brushed aside the possibility of change from Israel's upcoming election in an interview on Saturday, saying he expected Israelis to campaign off Gaza's "blood". "Whether this or that person comes to power, or this party or another - our people have suffered at the hands of all Israeli parties," Khalil al-Hayya told the…
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has dismissed the notion that Israel will exploit the bloodshed in Gaza during its upcoming election, according to an interview on Saturday. Speaking to the Qatari station Al-Araby, al-Hayya stated that regardless of which party forms the Israeli government, the Palestinian people have suffered at the hands of all Israeli factions.
He emphasized that his people will not permit the suffering and loss to be used as a means to fuel Israeli elections. Al-Hayya stressed that the primary concern for Hamas is the attainment of their people's goals, aspirations, and legitimate rights. In a photo from May 7, 2026, mourners were seen carrying the body of Azzam Khalil al-Hayya, the son of the deputy chairman of Hamas' Political Bureau, after he was killed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City.
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