Israel has severely set back Hamas but will never be able to completely eliminate the group, U.S. officials said.

Israel has achieved all that it can militarily in Gaza, according to senior American officials, who say continued bombings are only increasing risks to civilians while the possibility of further weakening Hamas has diminished.

With the Biden administration racing to get cease-fire negotiations back on track, a growing number of national security officials across the government said that the Israeli military had severely set back Hamas but would never be able to completely eliminate the group.

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  • bobs_monkey@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    If anything at this point they are simply creating more Hamas members.

    Sounds like job security for Bibi and the IDF, a continuing/recurring reason to continue the unspoken goal.