Hamas has not achieved any of the goals that had set out in starting this war whether it would be opening up the border crossings, easing or removing Israel's maritime blockade, paying salaries for 40,000 employees of the palace of the Hamas administration in Gaza. None of that was achieved.
Michael Oren discusses the failure of Hamas to achieve its objectives in the ongoing conflict.
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