At the same time, pressure from these more radical groups may have forced Hamas itself to become more aggressive in recent months, perhaps bolstered by the knowledge that its arsenal of dozens of Fajr-5 rockets could hit the Tel Aviv area should Israel retaliate on a larger scale. The change in Egypt’s politics and policies had a similar effect: Hamas calculated that Israel would not jeopardize its fragile relationship with Egypt by launching another ground operation in Gaza.
与此同时，来自这些更为激进的组织的压力可能已经迫使哈马斯自身在最近几个月变得更加激进，其底气大概来自手中的Fajr-5型火箭，如果以色列采取更大规模的报复，这批火箭可以打到特拉维夫地区。埃及政治和政策的变化也具有相同效果：哈马斯断定以色列不会因为发动新一轮加沙地面攻势破坏其与埃及的脆弱关系。