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Mohammad Al-Najjar, head of Hamas's Youth Department, stated in a January 22, 2025, appearance on Channel 3 (Iran), speaking from the studio, that the October 7 attack will be repeated, with assaults coming from the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt, and the eastern border. He claimed that the individuals who orchestrated the October 7 attack and took Israeli soldiers hostage were not eliminated by Israel and are still alive, adding that they "brought victory" against an enemy previously thought to be invincible. Al-Najjar also expressed gratitude to Iran for providing technologies such as UAVs to Gaza.
Mohammad Al-Najjar: "Were the orchestrators of October 7 eliminated? No. Are the people who attacked Israel and took Israeli soldiers hostages still alive? Yes, they are still alive. They orchestrated the October 7 attack and brought victory.
"October 7 will be repeated [with attacks] from the West Bank, from Lebanon, from Egypt, from the east, and from all directions. In addition, we certainly achieved a great victory against an enemy that claimed to be invincible.
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"The technologies that are [used] in Gaza – such as the UAVs – come from Iran. We are grateful for this support, and hope that the Iranians and the Islamic Republic of Iran continue to support Gaza."