{"id":2084784,"date":"2023-10-30T21:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-official-tunnels-are-for-protecting-terrorists-not-palestinian-civilians\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T21:16:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:16:14","slug":"hamas-official-tunnels-are-for-protecting-terrorists-not-palestinian-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-official-tunnels-are-for-protecting-terrorists-not-palestinian-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Official: Tunnels Prioritize Terrorists, Not Palestinian Civilians."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-official-tunnels-are-for-protecting-terrorists-not-palestinian-civilians%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2084784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hamas Official Confirms Tunnels in Gaza\u200c are Meant\u200b to Protect Terrorists, Not Civilians<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview, Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk revealed that the extensive network of tunnels beneath Gaza serves\u200c as a shield\u2063 for Hamas\u2062 terrorists, rather \u200dthan a refuge for Palestinian civilians during Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation \u2064comes in\u2064 the wake of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-lawmakers-react-to-explosion-at-kabul-airport-as-horrifying-photos-emerge\/\" title=\"American Lawmakers React To Explosion At Kabul Airport As Horrifying Photos Emerge\">horrific terrorist attack<\/a> on October 7, where Hamas militants mercilessly killed over 1,400 \u2063Israelis, injured \u200cmore than 5,300, and abducted over 200 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 interview with Marzouk, conducted on October 27, 2023, was captured and translated \u200bby the Middle\u200b East Media\u2062 Research \u200bInstitute\u2063 (MEMRI).<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Marzouk was asked why Hamas had constructed 500 kilometers of tunnels instead of bomb shelters for civilians to\u200c seek safety during bombardments.<\/p>\n<p>Marzouk&#8217;s response was chilling: &#8220;We have built the\u2062 tunnels because we have no\u2062 other way of \u200dprotecting ourselves from being targeted and killed. These tunnels are meant to protect us from the airplanes.\u200d We are fighting from \u2062inside the tunnels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further added, &#8220;Everybody knows that 75% of the people in the Gaza Strip are refugees, and it is the responsibility of the United Nations \u2062to protect them. According to the Geneva Convention, it\u2063 is the responsibility of the occupation to provide them with all the services as long as they \u2062are under occupation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is important \u2063to note that Hamas \u2064commits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-americans-have-spent-161-5-million-housing-suspected-terrorists-at-guantanamo-bay\/\" title=\"Report: Americans Have Spent 1.5 Million Housing Suspected Terrorists At Guantanamo Bay\">war crimes<\/a> by deliberately situating their tunnels near\u2062 and beneath churches,\u200c schools, and hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the interview below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hamas Official Mousa Abu Marzouk: The Tunnels in Gaza Were Built to Protect\u200c Hamas Fighters, Not Civilians; Protecting Gaza Civilians Is the Responsibility\u2063 of the U.N. and Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hamas?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hamas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LlIVcQX6dt\">pic.twitter.com\/LlIVcQX6dt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEMRIReports\/status\/1718973338486260097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October\u200d 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Hamas Leader Calls\u200c for Palestinian \u2064Civilians to Sacrifice \u2064Themselves<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh \u200cshockingly urged Palestinian civilians to embrace death in Israel&#8217;s airstrikes, believing it would aid Hamas in their fight\u2064 against\u200d Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In his impassioned plea, Haniyeh implored &#8220;all \u2063the free people of the world, all \u200cthe friendly\u2063 countries, all the brotherly [Arab] \u200dcountries, and all the allies&#8221; to exert pressure\u200d and put an end to the aggression against Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;This brutal aggression must stop. This new holocaust must stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Disturbingly, Haniyeh emphasized the importance of bloodshed, stating, &#8220;The blood of the women, children, and elderly&#8230; We are the ones who need this blood, so it awakens within us the\u2062 revolutionary spirit, so it awakens within us resolve, so it awakens within us \u2063the spirit of challenge, and [pushes us] to move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hamas-leader-women-children-elderly-must-die-in-gaza-to-help-our-fight-against-israel\">Hamas Leader: \u2018Women, Children, Elderly\u2019 Must \u2062Die In Gaza To Help Our Fight Against Israel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b What implications does Hamas&#8217;s use of civilians as human shields have \u200con the\u200c prospects \u200dfor\u2062 peace\u200b and stability in the region<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rimes\u2064 by using civilian infrastructure, such \u2062as \u200btunnels and\u200d residential areas, to launch attacks against Israel while putting Palestinian civilians in\u200b harm&#8217;s way. This\u2063 confirmation by Marzouk reaffirms\u200c that\u200d Hamas\u200c deliberately endangers the lives of its own people for its own \u200cideological and \u200dpolitical\u200b gain.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 construction of these extensive tunnel networks, stretching for hundreds of kilometers underground, speaks \u2062volumes \u2062about the priorities of Hamas. Instead of \u2064investing in\u2064 basic services\u200c and infrastructure\u200c for the \u2064Palestinian people, Hamas chooses to prioritize the\u200c protection of \u200bits terrorists. This raises serious questions \u200cabout the true \u200dintentions and motives of the \u200dorganization.<\/p>\n<p>The statement made\u2063 by Marzouk also \u2062highlights\u2062 the responsibility of the \u200bUnited\u200b Nations in protecting the rights\u200b and\u2063 well-being\u200b of the Palestinian\u2064 people. The Geneva Convention places the onus on the occupying\u200c power \u200cto ensure the welfare\u200c of the \u2064civilian population. However, Hamas\u2062 seems to conveniently ignore this \u2064responsibility and exploits the suffering of\u2062 Palestinians for its own \u200dends.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this revelation\u200d are\u200c grave. It \u2062exposes Hamas&#8217;s blatant \u200ddisregard for human life and \u2064its willingness to sacrifice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">innocent civilians<\/a> to further\u2064 its agenda. By using civilians as human shields, Hamas seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-official-tunnels-are-for-protecting-terrorists-not-palestinian-civilians\/\" title=\"Hamas Official: Tunnels Prioritize Terrorists, Not Palestinian Civilians.\">manipulate international\u2063 public \u2064opinion<\/a> and \u200cgain sympathy\u2062 for its \u2064cause. This tactic not only perpetuates the cycle of \u200dviolence but also hinders any prospects\u2064 for peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200binternational community must not turn a blind \u200beye to \u200cthese atrocities committed by Hamas. \u2062The deliberate use\u200c of \u200ctunnels to shield\u2062 terrorists at the expense of\u200b innocent\u2062 lives is a flagrant violation of human rights \u200cand international law. It is imperative that the responsible actors, including the United Nations and \u2062other global entities, hold Hamas accountable\u200b for its actions.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u2063confirmation \u2062by Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk that the tunnels \u2063in\u2062 Gaza are meant to protect\u200b terrorists,\u200c not civilians, shines \u200ca harsh light on \u200bthe true intentions \u200bof the\u2063 organization. This revelation \u200cshould serve as a wake-up call\u200c for the international community \u2064to take\u2062 decisive\u2064 action \u2063against Hamas&#8217;s ongoing disregard for\u200c human life \u2062and its \u2063manipulation of the Palestinian people. It is \u2063high time\u200c that Hamas is held \u2064accountable for its war crimes\u200b and prevented from \u200cfurther endangering the \u2064lives of \u200cinnocent civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk admitted in an interview that Gaza&#8217;s extensive tunnel network primarily safeguards Hamas terrorists from Israeli airstrikes, rather than protecting Palestinian civilians. This revelation follows a heinous attack on October 7, where terrorists killed 1,400 Israelis, injured over 5,300, and abducted numerous individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2084785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2084784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2084784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2084785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2084784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2084784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2084784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}