00:00Dr. Eamon, just, and we do hope a deal is reached, if it can move forward, and you mentioned a bit about the future there,
00:06if we see the hostages freed, if we see Hamas weakened, how do you think this might reshape the rules of future confrontation?
00:14So if, in the future, it happens again between Israel and an armed Palestinian faction, do you think, well, maybe this is the beginning of the end?
00:22You did mention, very briefly, Hamas having a part in ruling Gaza going forward, but could this actually spell the end for Hamas?
00:28Yes, I think, yes, this is also another, you know, another major, you know, major question.
00:35I think in the Israeli minds, they have a plan for 10 years, and, you know, 10 years in order, not only to get rid of Hamas,
00:44it is not only a confrontation between Israel and Hamas, I think they are dealing with the threat coming from Gaza,
00:51Gaza in the Israeli mind, and Israeli, you know, strategic, you know, thinking is a real threat, either with Hamas or free from Hamas.
01:00This huge number of population is considered to be a huge, you know, threat and a huge risk for Israel.
01:09Therefore, I think the Israelis are not going to get rid of Hamas and armed groups.
01:14Maybe another group will rise up more, you know, more radical, more fundamentalist, and in this way, it again, you know, pose a kind of threat to Israel.
