Why this Pyrrhic Victory Spells Trouble for Hamas: Exploring the Consequences
In the wake of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, social media users in Israel dubbed the day a “second Yom Kippur” or an “Israeli 9/11.” This attack marked the first time since the 1947–49 Arab-Israeli War that Palestinian or Arab forces had captured Israeli villages. Hamas executed a stunning military surprise by breaching the Israeli …