Khaberni - I consider Hamas's principled response to be a (smart) response in two points related to stopping the fighting and exchanging prisoners, while leaving the other issues for the decisions of international legitimacy and the internal Palestinian system, as it concerns national constants. Since the outbreak of the latest war on Gaza, the world wonders: Who is the winner in this bloody battle? Israel, which possesses powerful military arsenals, or Hamas, which faces it with limited means but owns the weapons of will and endurance?
Israel.. A military power in a strategic quagmire
Israel entered the war with a clear goal: to end Hamas, free the hostages, and restore deterrence. However, after about two years of bombing and destruction, it failed to break the backbone of the resistance. Its army was bogged down in the Gaza quagmire, it suffered significant human losses, and its economy is bleeding billions. Its international image received a painful blow; it is now described as an isolated state facing an unprecedented wave of condemnations.
Hamas.. Victory by endurance
While Hamas did not achieve a traditional military victory, it thwarted the enemy's objectives. It remained standing, fighting and negotiating from a position of relative strength, proving that despite the siege and destruction, the Palestinian people do not break. Although the human cost was high, in the balance of conflict, its mere continuity and imposition of conditions on any settlement is a political and moral victory.
When Israel lost the battle and Palestine gained recognition
Alongside the military field, Hamas won an important round on the political and diplomatic fronts; the world witnessed a growing wave of countries that officially recognized the Palestinian state. Spain, Ireland, and Norway initiated recognition, followed by major and influential countries like France, Britain, Canada, and Australia, as well as other European countries including Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Andorra, and San Marino. This overt shift in the positions of Western capitals gave unprecedented momentum to the Palestinian cause and cemented the fact that any future settlement cannot ignore the Palestinians' right to their independent state.
The conclusion is the bitter truth, where there is no absolute winner; the clear result is that Israel lost more than it gained. It did not achieve its security, did not restore its deterrence, and will not retrieve the hostages except in accordance with this agreement. Meanwhile, Hamas emerged from the rubble to prove that it is a significant factor in any future equation. The battle has not yet ended, but it has solidified a new equation: Israel possesses the weapon but is incapable of decisive victory, and Hamas (the idea) is a movement that owns endurance and will, and it is an invincible weapon.
