Hamas leader Ra'fat Marra stated that "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood achieved significant political, military, and security results that shook the occupation, leading to its loss of control, prompting the U.S. administration to intervene to save it with substantial political and military support, encouraging it to regain its stature in an attempt to rescue itself and its entity and army." In a special interview with "Wards," Marra noted that "the situation turned against the joint American-Israeli plan, and the shared American-Israeli objectives have fallen," considering that "one of the main reasons for this is the resilience of the resistance in the Gaza Strip, which continued its rocket attacks, incursions, and strikes deep into the Zionist territory."
He highlighted the cohesion of the resistance, showing a great ability to control and manage the operation adeptly according to prepared plans and a strategic course, as well as the Palestinians in Gaza's refusal to migrate to Egypt, preferring martyrdom over a new catastrophe. He also mentioned that "one of the main reasons for this is the rejection of Arab countries, especially Egypt and Jordan, of the plan to displace Palestinians for various reasons and their fears of its consequences, the entry of Hamas and the Al-Qassam Brigades from the southern front in Lebanon, their adoption of several operations, and the participation of Hezbollah in hitting the occupation from southern Lebanon and Shebaa Farms through various effective and painful means."
Marra observed that "Netanyahu is trying to prolong the battle to escape internal accountability, as his fate will once again depend on options that are unviable and unconvincing, thus we expect things to head towards forcing the occupation to cease its aggression." The full interview is available at this link:
