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I just can't figure out why Hamas would make this kind of horrifying, instantly galvanizing provocation at a time when their ostensible adversaries were losing support and resistance was growing amid institutional destruction. You would think anybody who intended to preserve Gaza would let Netanyahu fall on his domestic-political sword. I would call the decision suicidal if it wasn't for Hamas leadership situated comfortably offsite free to tender instead the suffering of Gazans to their agenda.
Characterizations by analysts seem accurate that the whole process appears specifically designed to incite the present ground invasion. There never would have been any hope for resistance. There's no way they could anticipate some broad coalition of spontaneous defense given the opening event. The best case for their motives is that they're accelerationist terrorists; it's just nothing short of insane. Am I missing something here?
Or have we in fact seen Netanyahu's direct investments mature?