Behind Hamas's Bloody Gambit to Create a 'Permanent' State of WarHamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.
Source: Behind Hamas's Bloody Gambit to Create a 'Permanent' State of War (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html)