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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/world/middleeast/gaza-hamas-surrender-israel.html
Hamas Believes It Can Hold Out and Ensure Its Survival
(New York Times) Adam Rasgon - Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, taken out most of its senior military command, and destroyed much of its arsenal and underground tunnel network. Yet Hamas has refused to surrender. Hamas leaders have said that, eventually, Israel will be compelled to realize that its policies are not sustainable, and Hamas will be able to secure its future in Gaza. "Surrender, as Israel and America are calling for it, is not in Hamas's dictionary," said Khaled al-Hroub, a professor at Northwestern University in Qatar. Hamas has firmly rejected ending the war on terms set by Israel, which has demanded the group disarm and send its leaders into exile. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has rebuffed any deal on the end of the conflict that would leave the group intact.