Independent Discovers Hamas Is Still in Gaza, 9 Months Later
The Independent observes Hamas 'executing gang members' as they re-emerge in Gaza's streets, framing it as a security challenge post-conflict. What's conveniently left unsaid is the direct consequence of Israel's strategy: over eight months of relentless bombing, which has obliterated civilian infrastructure but demonstrably failed to eliminate Hamas's operational capacity, or its ability to
enforce order, however brutal. This 'power vacuum' isn't accidental; it's the predictable outcome of destroying every societal structure without a viable reconstruction plan. So, after 37,000+ Palestinian deaths, widespread famine, and the destruction of 80% of Gaza's buildings, the West's 'counter-terrorism' strategy has apparently enabled the very 'gang activity' it claimed to be preventing. It
appears the only thing 'destroyed' is Palestinian civil society, while organizations like Hamas, tragically, find new ways to assert control in the rubble, a cycle seen repeatedly, from Iraq to Afghanistan.