Hamas has gained as many new operatives as it has lost since the Gaza war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as he called on Israel to accept a diplomatic end to the fighting. Speaking at the Atlantic Council conference in Washington on Tuesday,

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The Islamist movement Hamas has already recruited as many new members as it lost during the war against Israel, said United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, quoted by The Telegraph. “Each time Israel completes its military operations and pulls back Hamas,