Former Israeli soldier reflects on previous military operations against Hamas in Gaza

Revealing an unintended outcome: Hamas' strengthening.

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He discusses how Israeli actions inadvertently fortified Hamas to keep the difficult status quo to prevent the creation of a Palestinian state.

The former soldier talked about the expansion into Palestinian land and the imposition of a military regime over Palestinian civilians. He also recounted an incident in Gaza where a family of civilians, initially spared by his unit, became victims of a war crime when they were targeted by an Israeli air strike.

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