Hamas Official Uses Haaretz Investigation to Deny Nova Music Festival Massacre

In a recent interview with British presenter Piers Morgan, senior Hamas official Razi Hamad attempted to deny the massacre at the Nova music festival by citing an investigative report from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Hamad claimed that many casualties were caused by Israeli forces rather than Hamas militants, suggesting that Israeli troops killed civilians while trying to eliminate Hamas members. He argued that the attack was not aimed at civilians and acknowledged only minor mistakes during the operation.

Morgan strongly rejected Hamad's claims, emphasizing the documented atrocities committed by Hamas militants, including going door-to-door, killing families, setting homes on fire, stabbing, and shooting victims. Morgan described the event as a "coordinated and planned terrorist attack" and accused Hamad of trying to deny what was witnessed by many, including the terrorists themselves who broadcast their actions on social media in real time.

This interview follows a similar claim made months earlier by another Hamas leader, Osama Hamdan, who also referenced the Haaretz investigation to assert that Israeli forces were responsible for the attack at the Nova festival. The Haaretz report has thus been used by Hamas officials to challenge the widely accepted narrative of the massacre carried out by Hamas militants on October 7.

The exchange highlights the ongoing battle over narratives surrounding the tragic events at the Nova festival, where hundreds of civilians were killed in a brutal assault by Hamas. The Israeli public and international observers continue to scrutinize the conflicting accounts as tensions remain high in the region.