By SCM Staff Writer I Friday, October 10, 2025
GAZA, Palestine – Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been sensationally told to keep his nose out of Gaza’s future by a top Hamas chief.
The stunning snub saw Hamas leader Basem Naim deliver a blistering broadside, flat-out stating the ex-Labour PM would “NOT be welcomed” to run the shattered territory.
The brutal rejection comes after speculation about who could step in to manage Gaza once the conflict ends.
But for Naim, the answer certainly isn’t the man who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush during the disastrous Iraq War.
’MILLIONS OF DEATHS’
In an astonishing attack, Naim lashed out at Blair’s controversial foreign policy legacy.
He blasted: “Remember his role in… causing thousands or MILLIONS of deaths of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
The Hamas big-shot insisted that Muslims hold “BAD memories about him,” a clear reference to the deeply divisive 2003 invasion of Iraq and the war in Afghanistan, which Blair championed.
Naim dismissed any suggestion that outsiders were needed to govern the region, insisting the Palestinian people are “MATURE enough to rule themselves.”
Blair, who has been working behind the scenes on diplomatic efforts, has previously faced intense criticism for his role in the Middle East.
But the outright ban by Hamas is a fresh, humiliating blow, making it clear his involvement in any post-conflict arrangement is a total non-starter for the group currently in control of Gaza.