‘They Achieved a Success Way Beyond Their Expectations’: Martin Fletcher on Hamas’ Surprise Attack on Israel

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER So ░░░░░░░░ end game here is ░░░░░░░░ Fletcher We don t ░░░░░░░░ know Their stated end ░░░░░░░░ is to free the ░░░░░░░░ prisoners in Israeli jails ░░░░░░░░ 000 of them By ░░░░░░░░ way only 183 of ░░░░░░░░ are from Gaza The ░░░░░░░░ are from the West ░░░░░░░░ So that s one ░░░░░░░░ The other goal they ░░░░░░░░ is to stop the ░░░░░░░░ actions in the holy ░░░░░░░░ in Jerusalem But that ░░░░░░░░ this is a that ░░░░░░░░ out of balance What ░░░░░░░░ real end game is ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ they ve been calling ░░░░░░░░ the Arab world to ░░░░░░░░ up for them Days ░░░░░░░░ rage calling for the ░░░░░░░░ to fight Will Hizbollah ░░░░░░░░ in Will they spark ░░░░░░░░ regional war All these ░░░░░░░░ are possibilities I think ░░░░░░░░ achieved a success way ░░░░░░░░ their expectations They didn ░░░░░░░░ expect to be able ░░░░░░░░ walk freely into Israel ░░░░░░░░ communities and kill civilians ░░░░░░░░ not have the army ░░░░░░░░ up for hours and ░░░░░░░░ in many places In ░░░░░░░░ communities in the south ░░░░░░░░ took seven to 10 ░░░░░░░░ of terror before anybody ░░░░░░░░ a gun soldier or ░░░░░░░░ came to help them.”