If Hamas persists as a military force and is still running Gaza after this war is over, it will attack Israel again.
And whether or not Hezbollah opens a true second front from Lebanon during this conflict, it, too, will attack Israel in the future.
As one commander in the Israeli military said, “If we do not defeat Hamas, we cannot survive here.”Israel is not alone in believing it must defeat Hamas.
Only a few Arab states openly condemned the Hamas massacre of more than 1,400 people in Israel.
An outcome that leaves Hamas in control will doom not just Gaza but also much of the rest of the Middle East.
Persons:
I’ve, Israel —, it’s, Israel, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s, “, Al, Emmanuel Macron, —, Benjamin Netanyahu
Organizations:
Soviet, Hezbollah, Israel, Hamas, United Arab Emirates, Ahli Baptist Hospital, West Bank, United Nations, Ad, Committee, ISIS, United Arab, Health Ministry
Locations:
Soviet Union, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Al, Ahli, Israeli, Hamas, Mosul, Raqqa, Syria, United States, Palestinian, United, France, Morocco, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Canada, Ukraine