The Safety Cabinet of Israel at night on Thursday approved the proposal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to beat Hamas, including the control of Gaza City, after the Palestinian terror group drew mediated negotiations.
However, there are still questions about the endgame of the terrorist organization, and whether they can be completely defeated.
“They operate according to that goal and the objective. Hamas’s terror attack of 7 October was part of how they intended to achieve that goal – to remove Israel, kill all Jews and take control of the area.
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Hamas terrorists march in Gaza during a parade. (Getty Images)
“They are strategic, calculated and extremely cynical – but absolutely not suicidal,” he added. “They can use suicidal tactics, but their strategic goal is long -term and deliberate.”
For example, Hamas’ hunger campaign “hunger” generated considerable international pressure on Israel, which led to steps such as the IDF that announced tactical breaks in combating and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gazastrook in coordination with international partners.
In a one -week period at the end of last month, the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada announced their intention to acknowledge a Palestinian state, who denounced the Israeli government as a reward for terror.
In a recent interview with Al Jazeera, Senior Hamas Terror leader Ghazi Hamad said: “The initiative of different countries to recognize a Palestinian state is one of the fruit of October 7.”
A Palestinian flag flies while Hamas supporters participate in a rally that marks the 30th anniversary of Hamas’ foundation, in Gaza City on December 14, 2017. (Reuters/Suhaib Salem)
Conrict said that such recognition has encouraged them. “They have paved their negotiation position and have made it clear that they do not feel the need to compromise – which of course has a direct impact on the lives of the Israeli hostages.”
VS-mediated negotiations aimed at securing a cease-fire and the release of the 50 remaining prisoners are stuck, where Hamas shows increasing inflexibility, according to officials who are familiar with the conversations.
Last month, the American special envoy for the Midden -East Steve Witkoff said that Washington weighed “alternative options”, such as Hamas “does not seem to have been coordinated or acting in good faith.”
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Members of the Hamas Terror Group gather in Gaza in preparation for the release of four female hostages as part of the ceasefiring -the fires with Israel. (TPS IL)
“It is important that Hamas is seen as an emerging triumphant. They believe that they have reached a point of no return.
“They know that the international community will blame Israel while the victim is rising. There is no pressure on Hamas to stop,” he added.
At the end of the day, Abu Tameh said, Hamas’ long -term strategy to guarantee its survival, so that it can continue his jihad against Israel.
This image, made from undated bodycam video images taken by a downstairs Hamas terrorist and released by the Israel Defense Forces, shows a Hamas terrorist who runs around a residential area at a non -known location in the south of Israel on October 7, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)
“October 7 was just another phase in this jihad,” he said. “It is a jihad who started shortly after the founding of Hamas, when they unveiled their charter in 1988. The charter explicitly states that this country of holy land, from the river to the sea is from Muslim ownership and will be liberated by Jihad. It did not start with October 7, and it will not end with October 7,” Abu Tameh.
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Experts say they understand that the terror group is just to look at the founding charter, that the ‘fight against the Jews’ describes as ‘very large and very serious’, which require ‘all genuine efforts’. It calls the Palestinian terror group “One Squadron” of a broader Arab and Islamic power that must continue to fight “the enemy has been overcome and the victory of Allah is realized.”
