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===== - Hamas and PIJ explicitly define their struggle in religious terms, but their core conflict with Israel is about territorial control and governance of Gaza/West Bank Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_suicide_attacks|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-12-22}}</ref>. =====
* Extremists amplify myths—e.g., Jewish plans to destroy al‑Aqsa or rebuild the Third Temple—to mobilize support, even if secular actors are the real decision makers on both sides thetimes.co.uk<ref>{{cite web|title=thetimes.co.uk|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/religion-and-israel-palestinian-conflict-cause-consequence-and-cure|publisher=washingtoninstitute.org|access-date=2025-12-22}}</ref>.