Hamas leader Khaled Meshal’s boastful rhetoric cannot hide the fact that Hamas’s military power has been dealt a devastating blow. But, unless Israel is ready to pay an exceptionally high price in terms of its international standing by occupying Gaza and destroying its entire military hierarchy and arsenal, Hamas can still claim victory, having survived yet another onslaught by Israel’s colossal military machine.
哈马斯领导人马沙尔（Khaled Meshal）的自吹自擂无法掩盖事实&mdash;&mdash;哈马斯军事实力已经遭到毁灭性打击。但是，除非以色列做好付出高昂的代价，以占领加沙、摧毁哈马斯全部军事序列和武库换取国际舆论的千夫所指，否则哈马斯仍可以宣称他们取得了胜利，又一次在以色列的强大军事机器的碾压下活了下来。