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Originally Posted by blankall
It's hard to say. Could be:
1. Hamas is out of touch with reality. They actually think they can win. They believe the fanatical rhetoric they spew about holy wars.
2. Hamas doesn't think things through.
3. Hamas is worried about their future and is desperately holding onto power.
4. Hamas has actually, in the past, garnered all sorts of sympathy from their tactics. Attack Israel until it reacts, hide your military infrastructure amongst civilians, depict Israel as the bad guy when your civilians eventually start to die. It's their game plan.
5. These has a lot to do with geopolitics and outside forcing influencing Hamas. The Russians are stirring up crap everywhere. The Russians and Iranians both dread an Israeli/Saudi peace deal, which, about a week ago, seemed imminent.
Probably a combination of the above.
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I think they thought if they took enough hostages, it would bring Israel into negotiations and force them to use more restraint. I also don't think they think things through that much and it was about the hedonistic thrill of killing.