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The street in the Schaerbeek area of Brussels on Oc. 17, 2023, after the suspected perpetrator of a fatal terrorist attack in the Belgian capital was shot dead. Even if the IDF succeeds in largely destroying Hamas, it will come at a large cost -- in reputation, protest and, in all likelihood, terrorist backlash for years to come.

Even if the IDF succeeds in largely destroying Hamas, it will come at a large cost -- in reputation, protest and, in all likelihood, terrorist backlash for years to come.

Considering the Future Terrorist Threat From the Israel-Hamas War

Considering the Future Terrorist Threat From the Israel-Hamas War | RANE

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The conflict between Israel and Hamas has sent security services across the world into a panic over the potential for Islamist extremist attacks linked to the war. Already, lone actors in Belgium, Egypt and France have carried out lethal attacks, while affiliates of al Qaeda and the Islamic State have encouraged their followers to commit violence against Westerners, and particularly Jews. These risks will only grow as Israel's ground incursion into Gaza deepens.

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Considering the Future Terrorist Threat From the Israel-Hamas War

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