After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules Gaza

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FIGHTERS FROM THE QASSAM BRIGADES, THE MILITARY WING OF HAMAS, CONTROL THE CROWD AS RED CROSS VEHICLES MANOEUVRE TO COLLECT ISRAELI HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED UNDER A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS, IN GAZA CITY, SUNDAY, JAN. 19, 2025. (AP PHOTO/ABED HAJJAR)

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For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims. PAGE A8