They will do everything to make that happen.”Alternative governance structureHe suggested that Hamas aims to establish a governance model similar to Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon, where the Palestinian Authority would serve as the official front while Hamas operates behind the scenes.

Israel killed on Monday a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon's Sidon area, the Israeli military and a Hamas official said.

Hezbollah began firing rockets, drones and missiles into Israel the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza ignited the war there. The Israel-Hezbollah conflict boiled over into all-out war in September as Israel carried out massive waves of airstrikes and killed most of the militant group’s senior leaders.