The Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas said in a document published today that the October 7 attack against Israel was a “necessary step” and a “normal response” in the face of “all Israeli conspiracies against the Palestinian people”.

“It was a defensive action in the context of getting rid of the Israeli occupation, regaining the rights of the Palestinians and en route to liberation and independence,” the statement said. Hamas.

In addition, he added that in the “chaos” caused around the borders Israel- Gaza Strip“mistakes may have been made”, denying, however, that it targeted civilians, unless it was “by accident and during clashes with the occupation forces” and this despite the 1,140 people killed during this unprecedented attack, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures, notably more than 360 at the Rheims festival.

At the same time, Hamas today demanded an end to “Israeli aggression” in Gaza and declared that only the Palestinian people should decide on the future of the region.

“We categorically reject any international or Israeli plan that aims to decide the future of the Gaza Strip,” the Palestinian organization said in a document explaining the October 7 attack on Israeli soil and calling for “the immediate end of Israeli aggression”.