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Israel-Hamas war: Behind Hamas’ bloody gambit to create a ‘permanent’ state of war

By Ben Hubbard & Maria Abi-Habib
New York Times·
15 mins to read
Israel-Hamas war: Behind Hamas’ bloody gambit to create a ‘permanent’ state of war
Israel-Hamas war: Behind Hamas’ bloody gambit to create a ‘permanent’ state of war

Hamas leaders say they waged their October 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.

Thousands have been killed in the Gaza Strip, with entire families wiped out. Israeli airstrikes have reduced Palestinian neighbourhoods to expanses of rubble,

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