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DragonClaw01 posted...

Mostly self perpetuation. Hamas' attacks don't seem to be designed to achieve any military or territorial goal, so much as annoy Israel to counterattack and create a rally behind the flag effect. It is after all is hard to criticize your government's actions when it is at war. Thier attacks also seem calculated to be annoying enough that the Israelites will counterattack, but not so threatening that Israel feels the need to outright overthrow them, so they can be in a constant state of warfare

It helps Hamas knowing that they sacrifice nothing, because when Israel counter attacks they kill the very people that would overthrow them.