(Wall Street Journal) Marcus Walker - Senior members of Hamas' leadership in exile met in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month and received a message from Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, saying, in effect: Don't worry, we have the Israelis right where we want them. Hamas' fighters were doing fine, the upbeat message said. The militants were ready for Israel's expected assault on Rafah. High civilian casualties would add to the worldwide pressure on Israel to stop the war. Sinwar's goal is for Hamas to emerge from the rubble of Gaza after the war, declare a historic victory by outlasting Israel's firepower, and claim the leadership of the Palestinian national cause.
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