HAMAS still strong

*Hamas still strong in areas "cleared" by Israel in northern Gaza, say experts.*

I forecast in October that Israel would not be able to wipe out HAMAS. In general, an underground guerrilla uprising cannot be wiped out as long as it can recruit new supporters. It follows that when Netanyahu says he will continue the war in Gaza until HAMAS is wiped out, this means in practice that he intends to continue it as long as there are Palestinian in Gaza.

Let's not lose sight of where we want to end up.