After ten months of a devastating Israeli war, Palestinians are increasingly aware that Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the war-torn coastal enclave, will not remain in sole control of Gaza when the fighting ends. Since 7 October 2023, when Hamas-led Palestinian factions carried out a sudden and unprecedented attack on Israeli towns that killed 1,200 Israelis and saw 240 taken as hostages, Israel has waged a large-scale war on the Gaza Strip. Israel’s army has carried out systematic war crimes during its operations, with UN experts and human rights groups accusing Israel of committing gen…