FACT CHECK · HAMAS
Claim: Hamas is extremely weak, easy to suppress
FALSETHE ANSWER
Not on Oct 7: Israel put Hamas at 30,000-40,000 fighters, with ~500 km of tunnels, and it opened with 4,300+ rockets. Three years of war have not ended it.
SOURCE
Israeli estimates via Reuters/Yahoo; Washington Post on Hamas tunnels
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