In an interview with Al Jazeera following Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel that day:

“We will continue to fight until we are rewarded with victory, freedom and independence.”“Hamas says it has enough Israeli captives to free all Palestinian prisoners,” Al Jazeera, October 7, 2023, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/7/hamas-says-it-has-enough-israeli-captives-to-free-all-palestinian-prisoners.