Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas co-founder and leader Hassan Yousef, rejected Hamas and converted to Christianity after being raised to become a Hamas militant.
He has also authored the book ‘Son of Hamas’ about his experience.
“Israel in the Middle East is fighting on behalf of the free world,” he said.
Mr Yousef had earlier told CNN that Hamas was a dangerous organisation because it doesn’t care about the lives of their own or the lives of others.
“Hamas is not seeking coexistence and compromise. Hamas is seeking conquest and taking over. And by the way, the destruction of the State of Israel is not Hamas’s final destination,” he said. “Hamas final destination is building the Islamic caliphate, which means an Islamic state under rubble of every other civilisation.”
Mr Yousef said he had been brainwashed as a child to sacrifice everything for the cause.
“As you see in my case, I had to lose everything just to say no to Hamas. And today when I look at the children of Gaza and I know what they’re fed, I know that they have no choice.”
As much as Yousef sounds convincing enough, some have doubted the authenticity of his claims and believe he is simply working undercover for Hamas so he could gain entry into the US.
At least 1,242 people have died in Gaza since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began, according to Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza. 53 Israeli soldiers and three civilians have also died in the conflict, Israeli Defense forces said.
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