"Gaza's top Islamic scholar issues fatwa criticizing 7 October attack"

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6. Of course not.

He didn't object to the killing of Israeli civilians. He objected to the Oct. 7 raid because it caused a massive response, and then Hamas hid among Palestinian civilians, causing more Palestinian civilian deaths:

Hamas, he says, has failed in its obligations of “keeping fighters away from the homes of defenceless [Palestinian] civilians and their shelters, and providing security and safety as much as possible in the various aspects of life... security, economic, health, and education, and saving enough supplies for them.”

Dr Dayah points to Quranic verses and the Sunnah that set strict conditions for the conduct of jihad, including the necessity of avoiding actions that provoke an excessive and disproportionate response by an opponent.

His fatwa highlights that, according to Islamic law, a military raid should not trigger a response that exceeds the intended benefits of the action.