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In an interview with The New York Times<\/em>, Abu Marzouk, a senior member of Hamas’s political wing said, \u201cIf it was known that what\u2019s happening would happen, then there wouldn\u2019t have been October 7,\u201d acknowledging that the immense destruction in the Strip makes supporting the attack nearly impossible.<\/p>\n

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Destruction in Gaza | Photo: Oren Cohen\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Disagreements within Hamas<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> noted that it is unclear to what extent Abu Marzouk’s statements reflect the Hamas leadership’s stance, or if it is a move aimed at influencing negotiations with Israel. However, his statements indicate growing disagreements among the organization’s leaders, particularly in light of the increasing frustration of Gaza residents over the heavy toll of the war.<\/p>\n

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Senior Hamas official Abu Marzouk with Islamic Jihad leaders in Gaza, Archive | Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib\/Flash90
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Trying to Maximize Profits in Negotiation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abu Marzouk likened the terrorist organization to a rookie fighting Mike Tyson, and simply surviving is considered a victory in his eyes.<\/p>\n

Contrary to previous Hamas statements, which claimed that “resistance weapons are not a matter for negotiation,” Abu Marzouk noted a willingness to negotiate the future of the organization’s weapons arsenal. This is an unusual statement that may represent a shift in Hamas’s position, or at least an attempt to establish a new bargaining position.<\/p>\n

The senior official also addressed the hostage deal, expressing willingness to extend the first phase of the deal in exchange for the release of additional hostages, but clarified that Hamas will demand a higher price for each hostage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas political bureau official, admitted for the first time that had he known the devastating consequences for Gaza, he would not have supported the October 7 massacre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":15802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[1476,1477,3026,1514],"class_list":["post-15801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-musa-abu-marzouk","tag-october-7"],"yoast_head":"\nHamas Official Regrets October 7 Attack Amid Gaza's Massive Destruction - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hamas Official Regrets October 7 Attack Amid Gaza's Massive Destruction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas political bureau official, admitted for the first time that had he known the devastating consequences for Gaza, he would not have supported the October 7 massacre.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-24T17:51:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-24T17:57:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/abu-marzouk.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega Security\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega Security\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega Security\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1be22b30108a0e55df318a66c1eab495\"},\"headline\":\"Hamas Official Regrets October 7 Attack Amid Gaza’s Massive Destruction\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-24T17:51:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-24T17:57:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/\"},\"wordCount\":285,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/abu-marzouk.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gaza\",\"Hamas\",\"Musa Abu Marzouk\",\"October 7\"],\"articleSection\":[\"POLITICS\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-official-regrets-october-7-attack-amid-gazas-massive-destruction\/\",\"name\":\"Hamas Official Regrets October 7 Attack Amid Gaza's Massive Destruction - 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