A Hamas spokesperson stormed out of an interview with the BBC when he was asked about how the terror group justified killing civilians in its October 7 attack against Israel.
During the interview with BBC Middle East reporter Hugo Bachega, which took place on Thursday, Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad insisted that his group’s attack on Israel, that resulted in the murders of around 1,400 people, was focused on military targets.
He also claimed that there was "no command" to kill innocent people.
Hamad claimed that the October 7 attack "was a military operation."
"It was directed for military purposes, for the military sites," he insisted, before Bachega said, "But hundreds of civilians were killed."
Hamad sidestepped the interruption and pressed on, adding that Hamas’ attack was also against the "military soldiers who imposed sanctions and collective punishment against our people."
Bachega later asked Hamad, "How do you justify killing people as they sleep? You know, families? How do you justify—?"
At that point, Hamad refused to continue with the discussion and said, "I want to stop this interview" before taking the microphone off of his jacket, throwing it on the floor and leaving the room.