Israel Sees Seven More Months of Fighting to Defeat Hamas

Israel probably won’t be able to defeat Hamas before the end of the year, its national-security adviser said, underscoring the difficulty the country faces in achieving its stated aim of crushing the Islamist group in Gaza.

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