It is quite embarrassing for Israel that after months of carpet bombing the entirety of north Gaza and their ground invasion, Hamas was still able to fire a large salvo of rockets towards Tel Aviv on the first minute of 2024. Even Israeli estimates suggest they have only killed c. 5,000 Hamas fighters so far (and 20,000 more civilians). With a total membership of 20-40,000, Israel's dreams of totally destroying Hamas are impossible. Their genocide just ensured future recruitment of Hamas will be bigger than ever.