(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - On the first anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war, Hamas leaders remain defiant, insisting that they would continue to pursue the fight against Israel. Saleh Arouri, a senior Hamas operative based in Turkey, referred to the "victory of the Palestinian people" in the war. The fiery rhetoric stands in sharp contrast to assessments that Hamas, which emerged badly bruised from the military conflict, is not too keen on engaging in another war with Israel in the foreseeable future.
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