A senior Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, has extended an invitation to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to visit Gaza and witness the aftermath of Israeli bombardment. This invitation comes a day after Musk expressed support for Israel during his visit to Tel Aviv, emphasizing the need to "deradicalize" Palestinian territories. Hamdan, in a press conference in Beirut, urged Musk to visit Gaza for an objective view of the destruction and casualties caused by the Israeli attacks.

Musk, who owns the social media platform X, visited the site of Hamas' October 7 assault on Israel, voicing his commitment to combat hatred. He met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, advocating for stopping propaganda leading to violence. Musk expressed willingness to aid in Gaza's reconstruction but emphasized the importance of deradicalization in Palestinian territories. The Israel-Hamas conflict, now in its eighth week, has claimed over 1,200 lives, with a truce deal currently providing a brief respite.