[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Realistically, Hamas or a successor terrorist group cannot be eliminated but can be heavily disrupted. The Israeli government wanted revenge for the 1,400 death and some of the Palestinians will be no different in seeking revenge for the 13,000+ deaths in Gaza. Violence begets violence whether it's in the name of Hamas or another organisation. Thus, the tragic vicious circle continues.

So, if Hamas cannot be eliminated the logical conclusion to this is to resolve the territorial issue (unlikely in the short or even medium term) and to minimise the threat of incursion into Israel by better intelligence and security (more realistic).

Your penultimate paragraph is sensible.

Phew!