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Source: https://jcfa.org/hamas-fears-a-u-s-iran-agreement-could-leave-gaza-facing-israel-alone/
Hamas Fears a U.S.-Iran Agreement Could Leave Gaza Facing Israel Alone
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - Senior Hamas officials are increasingly concerned about Israel's new policy of gradually eroding the "yellow line" separating Israel and Hamas in Gaza and expanding its campaign of targeted killings of senior military operatives, allegedly with American backing. They also express concern over the prospect that any future U.S.-Iran agreement will exclude Gaza entirely, leaving it vulnerable to Israeli actions. This could let Israel use its full military power in Gaza without fear of triggering broader escalation. Senior Israeli security officials say Hamas's main concern is that a U.S.-Iran agreement would relieve Israel of many strategic pressures. If tensions with Iran subside, Israel could devote substantially greater resources to the campaign in Gaza, intensifying military operations to try to achieve a more decisive outcome against Hamas.