(Washington Post) Editorial - Hamas has been trying to force Israel's hand with new forms of asymmetrical warfare. First it organized masses of civilians to march on the border fence. Then it began launching burning kites and inflated condoms to touch off fires on Israeli territory. The Trump administration and a UN mediator would like to expand humanitarian assistance to Gaza and launch projects to rebuild its economy. But their implicit assumption, that Hamas will observe a long-term cease-fire in exchange for economic aid, is flawed: The group has been choosing war with Israel over development for years. The "Hamas leadership is holding the Palestinians of Gaza captive," a trio of Trump aides wrote in The Post last week. They are right.
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