well, i think you _ do, eradicate haouas? well, i think you have _ do, eradicate haouas?i think you have put your - do, eradicate haouas? well, i think you have put your fingerj think you have put your finger on it. while they are preparing militarily, no doubt, they are also trying to think through who would take charge of gaza after sweeping through and hopefully taking out hamas? i'm sure they are looking at the palestinian authority that is overin palestinian authority that is over in the west bank, that's probably the leading actor. i don't know thatjordan or egypt want anything to do with governing the gaza strip. i know israel doesn't. theyjust want to ensure a terrorist state is not at their front door. but i think over time, we all need to go back to trying to maybe rehabilitate the palestinian authority, and hope that one day they are able to take over the sort of stated duties. that take over the sort of stated duties. �* duties. at the same time, we have seen — duties. at the same time, we have seen many _ duties. at the same time, we have seen many very - dut

well, looks, from haouas's — consider? well, looks, from haouas's point _ consider?well, looks, fromj haouas's point of view, they achieve their strategic and military goals already, to pivot now to work on their world image. for israelis, it is exactly the opposite, but everything they have accomplished has been through a projection of strength and yet they were caught off—guard. netanyahu's slogan has been peace through strength, and now he has more through weakness. so i think the israelis are yes going to go for a hostage deal but only after they have a good pounding and pummelling of hamas militarily, that's the only way they can restore deterrence. don't forget that benjamin netanyahu rose to fame through a hostage crisis in 1976. his brother was a commander and paid with his life. the first time, he publicly was crying at his brother's funeral, so it is not only military committee is personal for only military committee is personalfor him, the hostage crisis. personal for him, the hostage crisis. , :: :: ., personal for him, the hostage crisis. , 11:1 ., crisi

maybe they can eliminate it ie administrative capacity, maybe they can fundamentally erode haouas's capacityaign is someone else will pick up campaign is someone else will pick up the pieces, right? it will be the international community who comes in with aid, to reconstruction, and some sort of ceasefire of course, but in this case, israel is going to have to own it, because they are clearly have broken it. ok. really interesting _ clearly have broken it. ok. really interesting to _ clearly have broken it. ok. really interesting to get _ clearly have broken it. ok. really interesting to get your _ clearly have broken it. ok. really interesting to get your thoughts, | interesting to get your thoughts, khaled, i know we have to let you go but thank you so much forjoining us in sharing your insights with us in the programme. a really interesting perspective. of course, we are going to continue with this coverage, a really interesting discussion we have had with our guests, just as we have had with our guests, just as we have had with our guests, just as we have had the president to deliver his