Dr. Boaz Ganor, the Deputy Dean of the Vander School of Government Diplomacy and Strategy at the IDC Herzliya, explains Hamas’ goals and tactics.

A hybrid terrorist organization, Ganor says, is an organization that is involved both in politics and violence. Hybrid terrorist organizations are even more dangerous than “classic” terror organizations, he says. These organizations seek not only to harm and terrorize innocent civilians, but to harm their own civilians by using them as human shields.