Ahmed Abdul Hadi, the representative of Hamas in Lebanon, stated that "what happened was planned for months and several maneuvers were conducted for it, using jamming techniques, disabling enemy cameras, in addition to other advanced technologies." In an interview with MTV, he pointed out that "the goals of this operation are to respond to Israel's project known as 'decisiveness' and to end the Palestinian cause. We have around 7,000 prisoners that need to be liberated, and our land is occupied; it is our right to defend it." He clarified that "Hezbollah announced that it is not neutral and sent field messages to the Israeli enemy this morning."