"Al-Aqsa Flood" is a liberation milestone, not an apology matter

The article responds to statements by Majed Faraj demanding Hamas apologize for the October 7 events, arguing that the "Al-Aqsa Flood" battle was a natural and inevitable explosion resulting from the siege, settlement, and Judaization. It rejects the idea of an apology, describing it as aligning with the Israeli narrative, and calls for unifying official Palestinian discourse with the pulse of the street and resistance.

The article responds to statements by Palestinian General Intelligence chief Majed Faraj, who demanded that Hamas apologize to the Palestinian people for the events of October 7, 2023, in the "Al-Aqsa Flood" battle. It describes these statements as coming at an extremely sensitive and awkward time, opening the door to sharp debates about the direction of official Palestinian discourse. The writer argues that attempts to portray the battle as a political or military mistake requiring an apology ignore the objective and historical context. He asserts that October 7 was not an isolated event but a natural and inevitable explosion resulting from nearly two decades of the unjust siege on Gaza, raging settlement and systematic Judaization in the West Bank and Jerusalem, daily settler attacks, and the blocked political horizon. The article notes that the national debate is not about demanding an apology from the resistance but rather the real demand to prosecute the occupation for genocide crimes. It sees the Palestinian public's resilience as a historic milestone that broke the occupation's prestige and returned the Palestinian issue to the forefront of international attention. The article describes betting on recycling old political discourse as a disconnect from the pulse of reality and calls for unifying official discourse with the pulse of the street and great sacrifices, instead of repeating statements that serve the occupation. It concludes that the real apology needed is for every martyr who fell, every child wounded, and every home destroyed, not for the resistance.