Like Hizballah, Hamas will declare itself victorious: not only will it have survived a direct assault by a far superior military force, but it will also have freed Gazans from Israeli tyranny.

• 就像真主党一样，哈马斯将会宣布自己是胜利的一方：不仅从远超于自己军事实力的直接进攻中生存了下来，同时还把加沙从以色列的镇压中解放出来。