His last conversation with the terror group came just three hours before he spoke to Daily Express US.
He said: “They will also say quite openly ‘we are not afraid to die, if the Israelis attack us on the ground we will kill a lot of them, we will have surprises for them, they shouldn’t underestimate our power’.
“‘We are not afraid, let them come. We will kill them.'”
Baskin is doubtful that Hamas will try and carry out another attack similar to the one that came earlier this month.
The expert said: “The mood has shifted from two weeks ago when they were talking about the liberation of Palestine, to ‘do you think Israel will agree to a ceasefire so we can release the hostages?’
“Hamas wants a ceasefire. I don’t think they care overwhelmingly for their people. But at the end of the day, they are Palestinians and they are responsible for the people there. I don’t think they anticipated the power and extent of the Israeli response.”
On Wednesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an address, telling Hamas that they are “doomed”.
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