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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Ramallah - Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Hamas Distance Itself from Confrontation with Israel?

A fire near Sderot settlement caused by rockets fired from Gaza on Saturday, August 6, 2022. (Reuters)

Hamas movement, which has been ruling Gaza since 2007, has left the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) alone in confronting Israel’s attacks on the enclave.

This is not the first time that Hamas distances itself from such a confrontation, a tactic that Israel succeeded in imposing on the Strip twice, the first in 2019 and the second in the current ongoing war.

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