Hamas losing war it started with Israel

 National Review:

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But it must also be said that Jerusalem is playing to an audience that applies a double standard to Israel. Hamas has lost the war it started on October 7, 2023. Its continued resistance serves only to immiserate the Gazan people. The war would end tomorrow if Hamas surrendered today. But neither the U.N. nor its supporters place any onus on Hamas — the supposed governing authority in Gaza — for its people’s welfare.

To hear Israel’s critics tell it, the righteous defensive war imposed on it by Hamas has reached its sell-by date, if only because Hamas has proven that it is willing to sacrifice every last Palestinian to its cause. The terrorist entity has grown bolder as the West tires of Israel’s commitment to its own sovereignty and the longevity of its citizens, even flirting with recognizing a Palestinian state — not as a reward for good governance in the territories but to punish Jerusalem.
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Hamas deserved to lose this war it started with Israel by engaging in the mass murder of Jews.  Israel is right to destroy what remains of Hamas in the Middle East.  Hamas is made up of Islamic religious bigots that have forfeited their right to existence.