"But Mr Meshaal, who lives in exile in the Syrian capital, Damascus, also warned that the militant group was capable of leading the Palestinians in a long fight that they would be better able to bear than Israel."
Assuming total war doesn't break out. I suspect Israel will escalate the response the next time the Palis go intifada-y.
You know it's coming; heck, the Muslim world is now thinking they've got the best shot ever to get rid of Israel.
It's coming. And probably soon.