Israel’s declared aim with the war is to eliminate Hamas and liberate the Israeli hostages held by militant groups. Both have yet to be achieved. But the Israeli military chief of staff says the structure of Hamas in the city of Rafah is nearly dismantled.
Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that the “intense phase” of Israel’s military operations against Hamas in Gaza is drawing to a close. But the Israeli prime minister says fighting won’t stop until the group no longer controls the Gaza Strip.
DW asks Hans-Jakob Schindler, Director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin, how he views the progress of Israel’s war in Gaza.
00:00 Background
03:16 Hans-Jakob Schindler, Counter Extremism Project in Berlin
10:45 German Foreign Minister calls for two-state solution
11:55 DW Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner
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