Abbas’ advisor: Hamas acts like ISIS, will either rule Gazans or kill them

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas, with these rebellious and ISIS-like ideas and these illegal acts, is providing the occupation (i.e., Israel) with what it wanted to achieve. The occupation wants the Palestinian people divided, conflicted, and fragmented... Hamas wants to tell people [in Gaza]: "Either we will rule you by force or we will kill you… Either you will submit to Hamas' rule, or you will die, either at the hands of Hamas or at the hands of the Israeli occupation. You have no third option." ... What is the crime of a woman and her two children whom Hamas killed two days ago because her husband opposes Hamas? … Is this the Palestinian people who wants to present a positive and pure image to the world? … This disgusting rebellious ISIS-like behavior is trying to export a distorted image of the Palestinian people."

Video title: "Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash talks with Iraqi Al-Sharqiya [TV] about the executions being carried out by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their consequences on the Palestinian situation"

[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, Oct. 16, 2025]