Weeks after the Oct 7 attacks, Haniyeh stated: We need Gaza civilian blood.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-we-need-blood-women-children-and-elderly-gaza-%E2%80%93-so-it-awakens Hamas Leader Haniya: We Need Gaza Civilian Blood], ''Memri'', Oct 23, 2023.</ref> | Weeks after the Oct 7 attacks, Haniyeh stated: We need Gaza civilian blood.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-we-need-blood-women-children-and-elderly-gaza-%E2%80%93-so-it-awakens Hamas Leader Haniya: We Need Gaza Civilian Blood], ''Memri'', Oct 23, 2023.</ref> |