‘Really heartbreaking’: Civilian casualties a ‘strategy’ for Hamas

Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy says the “heartbreaking” civilian casualties that have occurred during their war is a “strategy” for Hamas. The October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas were the largest loss of Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust. The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health claims over 25,000 people have been killed since the war began. “It’s really heartbreaking to think that everyone who has been killed since October 7 would still be alive if Hamas had not declared this needless war and chosen to fight it from inside civilian areas, deliberately hiding underneath homes and schools and hospitals,” Mr Levy told Sky News Australia. “For us, every civilian casualty is a tragedy; for Hamas, it is a strategy, and we think it is important, therefore, that the Australian government, for example, has said Hamas must lay down its arms – there can be no room for Hamas in a post-war Gaza. “Anyone who is seriously concerned for innocent civilians, as we are, should be demanding one simple thing – Hamas should surrender; it should release the hostages, lay down its arms, hand over its war criminals.”