FACT CHECK · WAR CONDUCT
Claim: Three years and Israel can't finish Hamas
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Hamas's top tier is gone: Haniyeh, Deif and Yahya Sinwar in 2024, Mohammed Sinwar in 2025. Militias hiding among civilians outlast leaders: the US fought the Taliban for 20 years.
SOURCE
Reuters / AP on each killing, 2024-2025; US DoD, Afghanistan 2001-2021
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- “Can't finish hamas”
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- “Hasn't destroyed hamas”
- “Israel can't win”
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