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Hamas leader says Israel to use ‘blood’ of Palestinians as fuel for election

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Khalil al-Hayya, a leader of Hamas, stated in an interview with Al-Araby television that Israeli elections will not bring change for Palestinians because all Israeli parties have contributed to Palestinian suffering. He emphasized that Palestinian blood and suffering should not be used as political fuel during the election. The statement came amid Israel's upcoming October 27 election where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tight race to retain power.

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Khalil al-Hayya, leader of Hamas, dismissed any hope for change in Israeli policy post-elections, stating that Palestinians have suffered under all Israeli governments. Al-Hayya told the Qatari station Al-Araby on Saturday that he expects Israel to use Gaza's "blood" as fuel for its upcoming October 27 elections. He stressed that Palestinian people’s suffering should not serve political purposes and emphasized their goals, aspirations, and legitimate rights.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a tight race to stay in power amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas. Despite calls for peace, Netanyahu has vowed not to withdraw troops from Gaza and rejected a US-led initiative requiring Hamas to disarm. The current situation follows Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which prompted an Israeli retaliatory offensive that displaced almost all of Gaza's population and resulted in the destruction of over 90% of buildings there. Reports indicate more than 73,900 people have been killed since then.

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Hamas Israel Israeli Palestinian Palestinians

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Hamas ORG · 3× Israel GPE · 2× Israeli NORP · 2× Khalil al-Hayya PERSON · 2× Palestinian NORP · 2× Gaza GPE · 1× Israelis NORP · 1× Mahmoud Abbas PERSON · 1× Palestinians NORP · 1× Qatari NORP · 1×

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What matters to us is that our people achieve their goals, aspirations and legitimate rights.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is locked in a tight contest as he seeks to stay in power in the October 27 election.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27

2026-09-27 · South China Morning Post

Hamas leader says Israel to use ‘blood’ of Palestinians as fuel for election · assertive framing

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Hamas leader says Israel to use ‘blood’ of Palestinians as fuel for election Khalil al-Hayya also said Hamas was ready to engage with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to ‘achieve genuine unity’ asserted

Hamas → say → unity

The leader of Hamas brushed aside the possibility of change from Israel’s coming election in an interview, saying he expected Israelis to campaign off Gaza’s “blood”. asserted

Israelis → brush → blood

“Whether this or that person comes to power, or this party or another – our people have suffered at the hands of all Israeli parties,” Khalil al-Hayya told the Qatari station Al-Araby on Saturday. asserted

Hayya → come → Saturday

“We absolutely refuse to allow the blood, suffering and cause of the Palestinian people to serve as fuel for Israeli elections. asserted

blood → refuse → elections

he → matter → election