The Palestinians are losing but is Hamas? I'm speaking to the idea of them being interchangeable, the Taliban and Afghans were not synonymous.
Whether Palestine was or is an official state is irrelevant, this has been my issue in this conversation, the idea that the Palestinian people "choose" Hamas is like saying we chose MAGA because Trump stumbled and bumbled his way into the WH.
The above is relevant because the reality is, Hamas the organization, the ideal, will live on after this conflict. The Palestinian National Authority may briefly be the representatives of the Palestinian people afterwards but when everyone stops looking or when the tanks roll out, does Hamas - backed by Iran - resume power like the Taliban in Afghanistan when we left.