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Netanyahu and Top Aides Think Israel Must Beat Hamas on the Battlefield
(Wall Street Journal) Dov Lieber - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his national-security team are planning a major ground offensive in Gaza in the belief that capturing and holding swaths of territory will allow them to finally defeat Hamas, according to people familiar with the government's thinking. Netanyahu and top aides argue that Hamas must be beaten on the battlefield before any political solution for Gaza can be advanced. They believe that last year's military defeat of Hizbullah in Lebanon and the Trump administration's willingness to back a renewed offensive against Hamas give them more latitude to fight.