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  "id": 12656999,
  "title": "Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/why-hamas-believed-the-status-quo-was-more-dangerous-than-its-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:28:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-hamas-believed-status-quo-was-more-dangerous-its-7-october-gamble"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble Submitted by Sami Al-Arian on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 08:48 Three years into Israel's genocide in Gaza, the consequences of a decision driven by siege, settlement expansion and assaults on Al-Aqsa are still unfolding A Palestinian man holds a banner reading \"The Israeli siege has turned Gaza into a big prison\" at a protest…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Watch: Why family who lived at site of 7 October attack want to return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/watch-why-family-who-lived-at-site-of-7-october-attack-want-to-return",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:13:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "October 7, hour by hour: How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/october-7-hour-by-hour-how-the-hamas-attack-on-israel-unfolded",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:15:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Mamdani uses October 7 anniversary to attack Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mamdani-uses-october-7-anniversary-to-attack-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:40:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Hamas calculus, Israel’s gamble: How October 7 reshaped the region, 3 years on",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/hamas-calculus-israels-gamble-how-october-7-reshaped-the-region-3",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:51:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel demolishes properties of Palestinian who saved 30 Israelis on 7 October",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/israel-demolishes-properties-of-palestinian-who-saved-30-israelis-on",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:51:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}