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C’mon—those supposed aims were bullshit. They wrote off the hostages; they know they can’t kill an idea. They’re not even against Hamas: divide and rule!

They wanted to make Gaza permanently unlivable. They have succeeded. They wanted to Make Netanyahu Great Again. They have succeeded.

The second Hamas (ie, anyone) says boo, presuming the Israelis don’t scuttle the hostage deal (as of now, it’s not on), they’ll kill more. No better way to try to heal internal divisions than killing Palestinians, now the national pastime. They’ll never fully lift the siege. The US will never stop backing them, and they know it.

Yes, someone at some point will kill a bunch of Israelis. It’ll be spun as an injunction to literally kill or exile them all. You’ll see.

Sure looks like winning to me. And I hate them. But we must deal with reality.

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