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26-04-2024, 05:11 PM
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Asked if Hayyah’s statement to AP amounts to a shift in Hamas’ position, he told CNN his remarks are reflective of the group’s messaging since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel has so far failed to achieve its stated goal of eliminating Hamas from Gaza Strip, with no top leaders from the group captured or killed, but it has significantly diminished its military capabilities and its ability to rule there as its bombing campaign leaves, as many cannot leave the enclave in ruin.
Last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at a news conference in the Qatari capital Doha that Hamas is willing to function solely as a political party once a Palestinian state is created, citing meetings between the group and Turkish officials.
He called on Hamas “to express their stances clearly.”
Inbar, from the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said that after October 7, Israelis treat Hamas as a hostile entity and want to see it defeated. “We understand that they will try to rebuild the military infrastructure” after Israel destroys it, he said, adding that Israel will continue to “mow the grass,” a reference to occasional military operations to diminish Hamas’ military capability.
Asked if Hayyah’s statement to AP amounts to a shift in Hamas’ position, he told CNN his remarks are reflective of the group’s messaging since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel has so far failed to achieve its stated goal of eliminating Hamas from Gaza Strip, with no top leaders from the group captured or killed, but it has significantly diminished its military capabilities and its ability to rule there as its bombing campaign leaves, as many cannot leave the enclave in ruin.
Last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at a news conference in the Qatari capital Doha that Hamas is willing to function solely as a political party once a Palestinian state is created, citing meetings between the group and Turkish officials.
He called on Hamas “to express their stances clearly.”
Inbar, from the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said that after October 7, Israelis treat Hamas as a hostile entity and want to see it defeated. “We understand that they will try to rebuild the military infrastructure” after Israel destroys it, he said, adding that Israel will continue to “mow the grass,” a reference to occasional military operations to diminish Hamas’ military capability.
