What was Hamas thinking? For over three decades, it has had the same
brutal idea of victory

In the three and a half decades since it began as an underground
militant group, Hamas has pursued a consistently violent strategy
aimed at rolling back Israeli rule -- and it has made steady progress
despite bringing enormous suffering to both sides of the conflict.

But its stunning incursion into Israel over the weekend marks its
deadliest gambit yet, and the already unprecedented response from
Israel threatens to bring an end to its 16-year rule over the Gaza
Strip.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-conflict-endgame-1bfcc187d826596e78090ec6cbf6516c

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