The Take: 500 days on, how Hamas survived Israel’s war on Gaza

Hamas has survived 500 days of relentless bombardment, defying Israel’s repeated pledges to destroy it. Despite its losses, including assassinations of prominent leaders, Hamas is intact, manning checkpoints, coordinating aid and releasing Israeli captives. How does Hamas continue to endure?

In this episode:

• Khaled al-Hroub, professor at Northwestern University in Qatar and author of Hamas: A Beginner’s Guide, and Hamas: Political Thought and Practice

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Tamara Khandaker, and Chloe K. Li with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, and our host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. 

The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Melanie Marich and Hanah Shokeir. Our guest host is Kevin Hirten. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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