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Hamas Prefers to Preserve Achievements over All-Out War
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Hamas indicated on Tuesday that it was not interested in another major war with Israel after firing hundreds of rockets and mortars toward Israel. Hamas is already boasting that its men achieved a huge victory by uncovering the covert IDF operation and killing a senior Israeli officer from an elite unit, though seven Palestinians were killed in the incident. For now, Hamas prefers to continue reaping the fruits of its "achievements" rather than engage in another major military confrontation with Israel. These "achievements" include the delivery of the $15 million Qatari grant to Gaza last week. The Qatar grant was the first installment of $90 million that the emirate has pledged to send to Gaza in the next six months. Hamas does not want to risk losing the remainder of the Qatari funds. At the same time, Hamas is telling Palestinians, "We haven't abandoned the armed struggle option despite our willingness to accept a temporary cease-fire with Israel."