Hamas plays a governance role in Gaza controlling aid distribution from the outside, so destroying Hamas infrastructure creates a prisoner management problem: you have a prison without a distribution system, leaving no good outcome—either occupation (which Israel won't do) or withdrawal (which allows Hamas to reform).
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Peter ZeihanEvidence Quote
“if you rip up the entire infrastructure of Hamas which includes the local government then you're going to be left with a situation where you have a prison environment without a distribution system and that's going to kill people by the thousands every month”
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Peter Zeihan Interview - Hamas, Gaza, Israel and the Possibility of Outside Intervention - Oct 2023— Nathan WatsonCreated: 8/10/2026, 9:57:48 PM
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