Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the Palestinian Authority on Sunday for suggesting that Hamas was not responsible for the massacre that took place at a music festival on October 7.
Netanyahu’s Sunday evening address came after the Palestinian Authority said Israeli helicopters were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people at the Supernova music festival near kibbutz Re’im, according to Fox News Digital.
Hamas’ terrorist attack against the Jewish state on October 7 reached a music festival, where dozens were killed and others abducted — many of whom are still being held hostage by the extremist group.
The Palestinian Authority’s claim that Israel was somehow responsible for the attack appears to stem from a report by Haaretz, which suggested Israeli helicopters had accidentally hit attendees at the festival while trying to take down Hamas terrorists.
In response to the Palestinian Authority’s claims, Netanyahu took to X, posting: “Today, the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah said something utterly preposterous. It denied that it was Hamas that carried out the horrible massacre at the nature festival near Gaza.”
“It actually accused Israel of carrying out that massacre. This is a complete reversal of truth.”
Netanyahu continued: “Abu Mazen, who in the past has denied the existence of the Holocaust, today is denying the existence of the Hamas massacre and that’s unacceptable.”
“My goal is that the day after we destroy Hamas, any future civil administration in Gaza does not deny the massacre, does not educate its children to become terrorists, does not pay for terrorists and does not tell its children that their ultimate goal in life is to see the destruction and dissolution of the State of Israel. That’s not acceptable and that is not the way to achieve peace.”
In response to Hamas’ attack against the Jewish state on October 7, Israel declared war, quickly moving military operations into Gaza.
Recent reports have suggested Hamas terrorists have been operating under Gaza’s largest hospital, using civilians as human shields against military opponents.
Israel has repeatedly urged civilians in northern Gaza to move south as the conflict rages on.
Blaze News reported last week that Israeli forces discovered evidence that Hamas had kept child hostages in the basement of the Shifa Hospital. The evidence included bottles, diapers, rope, and a chair.
Though there have been reports that Israel and Hamas are working out a deal that could see hostages freed in exchange for a temporary ceasefire, no deal has yet been reached.
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