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Opinion: Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 7 Oct 2026, 18:52 UTC. The headline in use is “Opinion: Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The events of 7 October cannot be understood outside the long history of Palestinian dispossession, occupation, siege and struggle. They cannot be examined seriously by beginning with the premise that Palestinians must justify their right to resist a system that has dispossessed them for generations.
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
Opinion: Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble
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