Will Hamas turn from war to politics?

In the short term the assassination tightens Mr Sinwar’s grip. But more pragmatic Hamas types think his decision to mount the attack in October squandered two decades of state-building. They want to reconstitute Hamas as a political movement and an arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that is its ideological parent, rather than remain a band of jihadist guerrillas. In any event, Mr Haniyeh’s death is likely to spark a struggle within Hamas that could determine its future—and that of Palestine itself.