PA leader Rajoub: Israel responsible for “Israeli civilian and child victims on Oct. 7”
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: "This conflict began in 1948 (i.e., Israel's statehood). Although we in the Fatah Movement cannot agree with some of the things that happened, the story of the children and women [on Oct. 7] and the like. I think this is not our culture… But we saw this matter as a response… If the occupation had stopped its crimes, if the occupation had a minimum of willingness, undoubtedly Oct. 7 and what happened afterward would not have occurred... The one who bears responsibility for all the victims, including the Israeli civilian and child victims on Oct. 7 and a quarter million [Palestinians]… is this occupation and its continuation."
[Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub, Facebook page,
July 26, 2025]