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	Podcast:		The Daily
	Episode:		Hamas’s Bloody Arithmetic
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:34:30
	Publish Date:		2023-11-14 10:45:00
	Description:		To much of the outside world, Hamas’s decision to murder hundreds of Israelis and trigger a war that has since killed many thousands of its own people looks like a historic miscalculation — one that could soon result in the destruction of Hamas itself. Hamas’s leaders, however, say that it was the result of a deliberate calculation. Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, has been reporting on their decision, and what went into it. Guest: Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times. Background reading: Behind Hamas’s bloody gambit to create a “permanent” state of war. It took American and Qatari diplomacy, and self-interested decisions by Hamas, to bring two hostages safely back to Israel. Here’s the latest on the war. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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