I don't think Hamas attacked out of hopelessness. And I don't think they had no plan. Hamas's goal is the total destruction of Israel, removal or death of all

I don't think Hamas attacked out of hopelessness. And I don't think they had no plan. Hamas's goal is the total destruction of Israel, removal or death of all Jews, and (their) fundamentalist Islamic rule over the "river to the sea". None of that is required for a successful Palestinian national movement. Certainly it's not the aspiration of every Palestinian in Gaza, who are largely more oppressed by Hamas than they are by Israel on the daily. But Hamas does have a plan. You're missing it, because it's based on an absurd belief of theirs. They believe that if they can make living in Israel too scary and too costly, the Jews will leave. That's what this is about. The funny thing is, the Arabs actually have somewhere else to conceivable go (i.e. the country of Palestine, which is called Jordan). The Jews do not. But when you look at the attack from this perspective, you see the logic of the attack - and of filming their own crimes for maximum terror.