The armed wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, has an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 fighters. Israel’s careful and casualty-averse campaign in Northern Gaza can’t kill all of them. It doesn’t have to. In a 2016 study, I showed that even the most fanatical fighting forces crumble after 30% are dead. The 30% rule […]
