Israel's defense minister sets out on his own path in battle against Hamas - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ben Caspit

Aug 22, 2016

Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas survey a Hamas site after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RTX2MINM — Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas survey a Hamas site after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, Aug. 22, 2016. — REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

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Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket launched from the Palestinian enclave hit the Israeli border town of Sderot, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RTSQVVG

Has Israel’s defense minister given up on toppling Hamas?

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket launched from the Palestinian enclave hit the Israeli border town of Sderot, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RTSQVVB

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Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs