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The Future of Hamas Without Gaza

Dec 27, 2023 | 17:35 GMT

Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in Gaza City, Gaza, on July 20, 2017.
Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in Gaza City, Gaza, on July 20, 2017.

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For over 15 years, Hamas' geographic core was Gaza, with the group's strategy being to manage control of the strip while using it as a base to confront and pressure Israel. But now it stands to lose that geographic core -- and with it, the anchor of its strategy. How will Hamas adapt? Debate already swirls inside the group itself, which suggests Hamas, post-Gaza, may fracture like many other militant groups that fought wars they could not conventionally win....

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