Dr. Nawaf Al-Takrouri, head of the Palestinian Scholars Abroad Association:
“No “reasonable Muslim” should criticize October 7 because of its “fantastic gains,” Gaza’s destruction is a “natural price” for the liberation of Al-Aqsa and that it may require “1 million martyrs”
Assessment
This statement from the head of a Palestinian scholars' association explicitly endorses the October 7 attack as strategically necessary and frames catastrophic civilian loss in Gaza as an acceptable cost. It provides a rare, unvarnished articulation of a cost-benefit calculus that justifies mass casualties to achieve religious-political goals. The remark may fuel further debate about how militant factions and their supporters rationalize violence and sacrifice.