[Hamas disarming] Despite American backed Israeli bombing and millions of Palestinians being displaced, in conjunction with close to 80,000 Palestinians killed Hamas has maintained its stance on not disarming. This constitutes as a major blow to Israel as Israel has operated under the guise that “mowing the lawn” and mass punishment would defeat or at the least break Hamas. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal stated: “Hamas will not disarm, give up its weapons, rule of the Gaza Strip
