Hamas is more a death cult then a political party. Even if they had the means to defend their citizens, they wouldn't be interested in doing it. They use the death of their civilians towards thier own twisted aims and goals. One of their clearest tactics is to use their own people as a human shield.
They've shown that they're unwilling to negotiate, and if they do its to gain a period of rearmament and training. They refuse to renounce violence, they refuse to recognize Israel's right to exist, therefore to Israel there's no point in trying to reach a consensus with them.
I agree with the rewarding of Fatah as a tactic, but fatah is powerless against Hamas, and they won't be able to dislodge them politically.
The only thing that Israel can hope for is that eventually the average Joe Palestine will get sick of getting squeezed because of the lunatics in Hamas and toss them out of power.
While Israel has to accept a chunk of blame for the situation there, they are a nation that has been under constant attack and threat of violence since their founding and they're gained a stiff necked fortress mentality.
There will never be peace in that region, ever.
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