the terror group contended: The interview was conducted a few days ago and the published statements did not reflect the full content of the answers,”

In the interview, Abu Marzouk said Hamas’s survival, despite Israel’s campaign in Gaza, constituted a “kind of victory,” comparing the group, which has been the de facto government of Gaza since taking over from the Palestinian Authority in a 2007 coup, to a regular person who has survived a boxing match with heavyweight champion Mike Tyson — but he said that in absolute terms, it would be “unacceptable” to call the war a win for the terror group.

Abu Marzouk claimed:
1. “We’re talking about a party [Israel] that lost control of itself and took revenge against everything,”
2. “That is not a victory under any circumstances.”