What remains of Hamas three years after 7 October?
Three years after the 7 October attacks, Hamas remains weakened but still holds fighters and influence over part of Gaza.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
Eliminating Hamas was among the war objectives declared by Israel following the 7 October attacks. Three years on, the Palestinian Islamist movement appears severely weakened, yet it has not disappeared.
According to available reports, Hamas still holds fighters and a degree of control over part of Gaza's territory, despite the losses it has sustained during the conflict.
The movement's initial objectives
Looking back at the objectives Hamas declared at the time of the 7 October attacks allows us to measure the gap between the movement's initial ambitions and its current situation, which has been drastically diminished on both the military and political fronts.
The question of the role Hamas might play in the near-term future of Gaza remains open, caught between military weakening and the persistence of local influence. The report is by journalist Gauthier Rybinski.
Sources
- Que reste-t-il du Hamas trois ans après le 7-Octobre ? — France 24 — Français
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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