FACT CHECK · OCTOBER 7
Claim: Hamas: civilians died from 'complications'
FALSETHE ANSWER
Hamad claimed that on LBC (24 Oct 2023). NBC: attackers' own papers said 'contain the new Da'at school', 'collect hostages'. Amnesty: most targets were homes or places where civilians gathered.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Ghazi Hamad (LBC, 24 Oct 2023); NBC News 13 Oct 2023; Amnesty 11 Dec 2025 via Times of Israel
en.wikipedia.org · nbcconnecticut.com · timesofisrael.com
en.wikipedia.org · nbcconnecticut.com · timesofisrael.com
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- “Complications”
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