Israel, Hamas and what comes next

<p>Ian Parmeter was Australia’s ambassador to Lebanon when Hezbollah was fighting Israel in the late 1990s.</p><p>And although there are parallels between what he saw then and what is happening today in Gaza, the situation is very different.</p><p>Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas and prevent it from ever launching another attack like the one on October 7 – but is that even possible?</p><p>Today, Ian Parmeter on the history of Hamas, and what would take its place if it were removed from Gaza.</p><p><br></p><p>Social...