In an October 18, 2025 interview with Al-Arabiya Network (Saudi Arabia), Gaza academic Khader Mehjez slammed Hamas, saying he believed Hamas as a political and military force in Gaza was finished.
Mehjez said: “Nobody here wants Hamas.”
He accused Hamas of profiting from the war, plundering humanitarian aid and selling it in the market for several hundred times the price. He said that he saw images of Hamas leaders smiling and added that they were happy they had profited from the war they had started.
Mehjez called Ismail Haniyeh a “crazy man,” described the October 7 attack as an “act of madness,” and said that the decision to carry it out was made by Yahya Sinwar, “who everybody knows was not normal.”