Attack Ends Israel's Hope That Hamas Might Come to Embrace StabilityIsrael had considered Hamas a terrorist organization but one that could play a useful role for Israel in the Gaza Strip, which the group controls. Now, senior Israeli officials say, Hamas must be crushed.
Source: Attack Ends Israel's Hope That Hamas Might Come to Embrace Stability (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/world/middleeast/hamas-gaza-israel.html)