Most wars end with two competing narratives from the main protagonists, but the Gaza war has three: the Hamas version, the narrative of prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the narrative of his opponents.
Hamas on Monday claimed victory at the end of the bitter two-year war. The militant group said it had secured the release of Palestinian detainees and that Israel had failed in its military objectives in Gaza, with the deal being reached last week similar to one Hamas offered Israel at the start of the war.
Hamas claimed it was always keen on ending the war but Israel had thwarted seve
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