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What Palestinians in the West Bank think about the war — and Hamas

NPR's Morning Edition team went to the West Bank to meet with Palestinians and gain fresh insights into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
People walk down the narrow streets of the Al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah in the West Bank on Oct. 31, 2023.

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The daily news of the Israel-Hamas war has focused on life-or-death details: the names and numbers of Israelis killed or taken hostage in Hamas's October 7 attack; the names and numbers of Palestinians killed in the Israeli response—or, in recent days, the names of those allowed to leave.

Difficult as it can be to confirm those details, the bigger picture can be even harder to grasp. How much support does Hamas really enjoy among Palestinians? How does Israel intend to keep its promise to drive Hamas

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