Now Hamas Wants a 'Financial Jihad'

The chairman of Hamas’ decision-making body urged Muslims across the world to “build on” the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel of Oct. 7, which he characterized as a “victory,” and to send money to Hamas in what he called a “financial jihad.”

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Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political bureau, spoke at the International Union of Muslim Scholars on Tuesday. The union, an international body of Muslim theologians that forms the supreme authority of the Muslim Brotherhood, met in Doha, Qatar, where Haniyeh lives.

“The people of Gaza constitute our frontline trench for defense, as well as for offense,” Haniyeh said, according to a translation from the Middle East Media Research Institute. “They are not there only to defend, but also to attack. What was October 7 if not a frontline trench for an offensive by our nation? We must not let this moment slip away.”

The Hamas leader referred to the horrific terrorist attacks last year, in which Hamas terrorists raped women, slaughtered infants, and took hostages in Israel. At least 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, died in the attacks, and Hamas took 200 Israelis and others hostage. Israeli authorities say about 132 hostages remain in Gaza, though it’s not clear how many are still alive, after Hamas released 105 civilians during a weeklong truce in late November.

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