Were Hamas allowed to continue raids such as occurred on 10-7 (as they have promised to do a million times if necessary) they would certainly be an existential threat.  No state can tolerate the existence of a neighboring faction dedicated to such actions.

From: ursuscamp<-DerekRoss at 11/05 09:15

> Hamas is not an existential threat to Israel. This campaign is about revenge, pure and simple.
> 
> What is existential to Israel is bombing the population of Gaza to oblivion, committing non-stop terror and violence against the citizens of the West Bank, and uniting the entire Muslim world against them. THAT is an existential threat to Israel, and they have brought it on themselves.

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 That terror attack likely took them a year or two to plan and execute, and required Israel being historically negligent on their border security (to protect West Bank settlers).  Hamas could not repeat it again if they wanted to. 

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From: ursuscamp<-DerekRoss at 11/05 11:13

> That terror attack likely took them a year or two to plan and execute, and required Israel being historically negligent on their border security (to protect West Bank settlers).  Hamas could not repeat it again if they wanted to.

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 It did take them more than a year to plan and execute.  That doesn't mean they couldn't repeat it. 

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