"Israel is not alone in believing it must defeat Hamas. Over the past
two weeks, when I talked to Arab officials throughout the region whom
I have long known, every single one told me that Hamas must be
destroyed in Gaza. They made clear that if Hamas is perceived as
winning, it will validate the group's ideology of rejection, give
leverage and momentum to Iran and its collaborators and put their own governments on the defensive,"
https://nytimes.com/2023/10/27/opinion/hamas-war-gaza-israel.html
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