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October 9, 2023

Hamas’s Success, and Its Fatal Miscalculation

A wounded, weakened Israel is a fiercer Israel.

In the past two days, the Gaza-based terrorist group achieved its greatest tactical success to date, bringing about the bloodiest day in Israel’s history. Haviv Rettig Gur examines various theories about Hamas’s present motivations, and observes that even if they have some merit, they miss the central purpose of this orgy of bloodshed:

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