“It is now time to address the critics of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, examine their arguments, and clarify how they believe the operation harmed the interests of the Palestinian people and the cause as a whole.”**
“First, some argue that the price was far too high, and that the operation did not receive the approval of all factions—especially the Palestinian Authority, which was not informed by Hamas about the timing or the nature of the operation. Here a striking paradox emerges: how could the Authority be unaware, while the intelligence services of Egypt and Jordan had prior knowledge of the preparations and informed the enemy side? How, then, does such information escape an authority positioned at the heart of the Palestinian scene?
Second, some speak as if the liberation of Palestine must be achieved with silk gloves—without bloodshed, without destruction. This has never occurred in the history of any liberation struggle, neither in dreams nor nightmares, let alone in reality. The implicit message of these ‘experts’ seems to be that freedom requires no sacrifice or blood.
Third, some condemned what they described as the ‘brutality’ of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, claiming it targeted Israeli civilian youths and families. Strange indeed: those they call ‘civilians’ are the very generation raised as occupiers of Palestine, and therefore fall within the category of occupiers; their social status is irrelevant to the nature of the conflict. Stranger still is that the killing of Palestinian civilians over twenty years, alongside the siege of an entire territory, is not considered ‘brutal,’ whereas killing Zionist occupiers during the Al-Aqsa Flood suddenly becomes the ultimate atrocity. .”
Fourth: What the Al-Aqsa Flood operation accomplished is reminding all factions that the liberation of Palestine is achieved through armed struggle, not through negotiations.
Fifth: The Al-Aqsa Flood operation reminded everyone that the blockade on Gaza cannot continue indefinitely.
Sixth: It was necessary to send a message that the Zionists would clearly understand regarding the sanctity of Al‑Aqsa Mosque and what it represents as a symbol for all Muslims.
Seventh: Accusing Hamas of practicing terrorism through this operation is a false accusation, because international conventions affirm the right of a people under occupation to resist the occupier. According to international humanitarian law and United Nations resolutions—especially Resolution 37/43 of 1982—the UN recognizes the right of peoples under occupation to resist occupying forces by all legitimate means, including armed struggle, as long as it remains in accordance with international law. This proves that labeling the resistance as terrorism contradicts official references.
Eighth: Accusing Hamas of increasing the suffering of the Palestinian people is also false; the blame lies with the Zionist occupation, and Hamas has nothing to do with that.
Among the positive outcomes of the Al‑Aqsa Flood operation is that it reminded the entire world of a cause that some wished to bury beneath rubble and bones. This did not happen; rather, the genocide triggered explicit global condemnation of the occupation’s crimes, and the Zionists have become increasingly ostracized.
**Ninth: The genocide exposed, once again, the extremely ugly face of the occupation through its repeated aggression against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and the Palestinians of 1948.
I will stop here until we reach the third episode, God willing.
