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Former CENTCOM leader says Hamas maintains significant military and political power
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie also dismissed the idea that Israel could effectively defeat Hamas with targeted special operations raids, as some on Capitol Hill have encouraged
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Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, attends at a ceremony where Gen. Scott Miller, who has served as America's top commander in Afghanistan since 2018, handed over command, at Resolute Support headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 12, 2021.
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former leader of United States Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, said on Thursday that he believes Hamas maintains significant military and political power nearly eight months into the war in...