HAMAS SPOKESMAN: "We never commit crimes. We never kill civilians... some mistakes happen."
PIERS MORGAN: "They weren't mistakes. You burned people alive in their homes."
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HAMAD: "You know, Hamas as liberation organization, we never commit crimes. We never kill civilians. We try all the time to liberate our home from—"
MORGAN: "Well, that's complete nonsense, Mr. Hamad. Sorry, sorry. I have to interrupt there. When you say you don't commit crimes and you don't kill innocent civilians, we all saw what happened on October 7th in 2023. You had 3,000 men, members of your organization, Hamas, pour over the Israeli border and commit a series of despicable crimes in which you massacred innocent civilians, all over Israel. You then captured over 250 of them, including Holocaust survivors and a baby. So the idea you've not committed crimes is ridiculous."
HAMAD: "I say 100%. I'm confident that 100%. We never commit crimes against civilians. Maybe it's some mistake happened, but it is not the policy of Hamas. It has not committed—"
MORGAN: "But they weren't mistakes. You gunned down innocent people. Sorry again, Mr. Hamad. I'm sorry. I can't let you get away with saying that! Hamas deliberately massacred people at a music festival. Hundreds of young people enjoying a music festival. That is a war crime."
HAMAD: "There was no commands to kill civilians or to kill women or to kill children. I think maybe some mistakes happen, but I think that Hamas has no—"
MORGAN: "They weren't mistakes. You burned people alive in their homes."