How Hamas Designed Gaza Hostage Releases To Shock Israel

Israel claims to have killed around 10,000 Hamas militants and much of the group’s leadership including Yahya Sinwar after 15 months of war. But Hamas wants to show it is still in control of Gaza. As the first stage of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire comes to an end, WSJ analyzed how Hamas used images, props and symbolism during hostage releases to try to convey an image of enduring power.

Chapters:
0:00 Psychological warfare
0:32 Analyzing the releases
2:41 Why Hamas is doing this
4:24 Who Hamas is targeting