(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - A lot has happened since Hamas' huge victory parade after the last round of fighting with Israel in November 2012. Hamas' Muslim Brotherhood allies were forced out of power in Egypt, the Egyptian army closed most of the tunnels to Gaza, and Hamas was officially designated a terrorist organization by Egypt. In the indictment against ousted Egyptian president Mohammad Morsi, the exact charge against him is "cooperation with the terror organization Hamas." Moreover, over the weekend there were floods in almost every Gaza neighborhood. Today, Hamas is a ruling entity that employs more than 50,000 people in Gaza and is responsible for paying their salaries (which were delayed again this month).
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