Four female Israeli soldiers, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, January 25, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)
According to all standards of warfare, Israel has defeated Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed over half of its members, occupied large parts of its territory and devastated the infrastructure which it spent decades, and millions of dollars, to build.
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