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lostincalifornia

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3. Absolutely. As far as Hamas is concerned, there is no way Israel will allow Hamas to exist as
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 11:41 AM
Aug 8

a Palestinian government entity, or any group whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel, and death to the Jews.

I was specifically addressing what Josh Shapiro said, and agree with him on this.

It will be interesting how successful will Israel be when it takes complete control of Gaza, and if that will that change the dynamics of the situation?

The last I heard, Israel has said they do not plan to govern over Gaza, but their objective will be to get back all the remaining hostages, and insure that any authority over the Palestinians in Gaza are not hamas or any entity that calls for the destruction of Israel.

According to Bloomberg:

"Israel said it will take control of Gaza City — a move that could displace 1 million Palestinians living there — defying domestic concerns over the fate of the remaining hostages and an international outcry over the humanitarian situation in the enclave.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved the operation early Friday for the purpose of “defeating Hamas” after 22 months of fighting that’s killed tens of thousands of Gazans and sparked UN famine warnings. The decision stopped short of the full takeover that Netanyahu floated in an interview with Fox News on Thursday.

He said Israel would eventually “hand it over to Arab forces that will govern it properly, without threatening us, and giving the Gazans a good life.” The cabinet set a symbolic deadline of Oct. 7 to complete preparations, two years since Hamas — an Iran-backed Islamist faction which is on Western terrorism blacklists — triggered the war by attacking Israel, killing 1,200 people and abducting 250, according to local media."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/israel-to-seize-gaza-city-stopping-short-of-full-takeover?srnd=homepage-americas

How successful this will be?

The silence by most of Israel's neighbors since October 7 speaks volumes. The only exception I can think of is Iran and its proxies, and for the time being they seem neutralized.

Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said the new plan will lead "to many more disasters", and Hamas stated that the decision "means sacrificing" hostages still held in the Palestinian enclave." according to Bloomberg News.


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