The ceasefire set to begin on Sunday may significantly weaken major Islamist groups in the Middle East, marking a shift in regional power dynamics.
For an organisation like Hamas simply to survive a big conflict is an achievement, and means Israel has failed to achieve one of its primary war aims.
Hamas has been badly degraded with most senior and middle-ranking commanders killed, now maintaining only patchy authority in Gaza.
The conflict has deepened the divisions within Hamas between a pragmatic political leadership abroad and hardliners in Gaza, complicating the ceasefire talks.
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