When commenting on the current war, as well as the October 7 massacre, Okasha said, "I mourn for every death on the Israeli side and every death on the Palestinian side, but I do not mourn Hamas personnel that have been killed because they are a terror organization that has profited from the Palestinian issue. They are an organization that turned Egypt into a no man's land, and its hands are covered in the blood of Egypt. I will not forget it."
Egypt has lots of reasons to despise Hamas, let's not forget. Their allies and sponsors in the Muslim Brotherhood have tried to seize power for decades in Egypt, and briefly succeeded in 2011 before the army seized power back. Okasha has a lot of criticism for Netanyahu too, which is de rigueur for moderate Arabs, and just as forgettable. The key point is that Hamas has very few friends in Sunni nations, and probably losing more than they're gaining the last five months too.
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