John Thune: “Hamas is still active. And in my view, they need to be…”

“Obviously, we're far from, you know, being in a state where we can declare total victory Because Hamas is still active. And in my view, they need to be completely obliterated or at least disarmed. so that they are not a factor in governing the Gaza Strip. So there's still work to be done.” (08:14–08:20)

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