WATCH: Abbas’ advisor claims the Oct. 7th massacre was a preplanned Israeli operation to reoccupy Gaza January 16, 2025Mahmoud Abbas’ advisor on Religious Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, claimed that October 7, was a pretext for Israel to implement a long-standing plan to fully reoccupy the Gaza Strip, describing it as a civilian area utterly lacking basic means of self-defense. GazaHamasMahmoud Al-HabbashPA