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After 15-month war with Israel, how 'defeated' is Hamas?

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January 22, 2025

Israel's main objective in the war in Gaza was the eradication of Hamas, but that has not happened. Although the group's military capabilities and supply networks have been diminished, it could still regain strength as the dominant political force in Gaza, Hans-Jakob Schindler, a Middle East analyst with the Counter Extremism Project, told DW.

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