Israel's endgame in Gaza is setting the stage for a future intifada, analyst tells MEE

The potential endgame of Israel’s war on Gaza appears to be "setting the stage for a future intifada", an analyst told Middle East Eye.

A recent report in The Washington Post highlighted that conversations between top US officials about a potential end to Israel's war on Gaza are formulating into a multi-step plan that would see Hamas active in the besieged enclave and continued Israeli raids in Gaza.

"If your goal was to degrade Hamas enough that Hamas could not present a credible threat to Israel for let's say the next 10 years, then fine I suppose it makes sense. If your goal is to have stability and ensure that you don't face another intifada in the future, then it doesn't make sense," Adam Weinstein, deputy director of the Middle East programme at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told Middle East Eye.

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