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Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform

  • Written by Mkhaimar Abusada, Visiting Scholar of Global Affairs, Northwestern University
imageSmoke billows following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Oct. 2, 2025.Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images

Weakened militarily and facing declining Palestinian support, particularly among Gazans, Hamas was already a shadow of the militant group it once was. And then came President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

On Oct. 3, 2025, Hamas said that it a...

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