Tough Choices for Hamas Over Israeli Annexation Plans

Hamas has warned that Israeli annexation in the occupied West Bank would be a "declaration of war," but the Islamist group must weigh the cost of a new fight, analysts said. In recent weeks, there have been almost daily protests in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip against U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan. The proposals envisage Israeli annexation of its West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley, Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 and located around 50 kilometers from the enclave of Gaza. The Israeli government is expected to decide from July 1 on the implementation of the Trump plan, and as the clock ticks Hamas, which has fought three...