Netanyahu allowed Hamas to be funded prior to October 7 because he needed them as a foil for the PLO. (Palestinian Liberation Organization led by Mahmoud Abbas) And destroying Hamas now - still leaves the PLO in the picture - and they are considered by the world to actually be legitimate, unlike Hamas.
Abbas and Pope Leo just met yesterday in fact.
So really instead of saying “finish off Hamas” be more up front about what you mean. It likely means more…
Leaving Hamas in place has been the tacit position for anyone who thinks that negotiating with them is an answer. And it has brought only more war and more misery. It sounds like Netanyahu’s policies have been influenced by Qatar, (and maybe his team, too) and now Trump is dancing with them. Hamas has to go, one way or the other. Into exile or else, basically the choice he has given Maduro.
If Qatar is the head of the snake then the problem becomes just that much simpler and obvious. Bringing peace isn’t so much then about who is going to police Gaza as who is going to police Qatar.