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Why would Hamas undertake an attack that seems all but guaranteed to provoke catastrophic destruction of Palestinian territory and Palestinian lives?

Why would Israel willfully downplay warnings of such an attack?

If we accept the premise that these parties want war, then their actions are rational. Savvy, even.

As someone who despises war and despises supremacist thinking of all stripes, it’s hard for me to imagine that mindset. But it’s the explanation that makes sense.