A four-day ceasefire was declared last Thursday in the 50-day war between Hamas and Israel. This ceasefire provided relief, if only for a short time, for both Israel and civilians living in Gaza. But despite this positive news, Israel’s handling of the hostage crisis shows that it is at risk of losing its war.
In a news item entitled “Israel lost control of the war after 50 days” published by the British newspaper The Times, it was recalled that Israel has been fighting against Hamas, which has a membership of about 25,000 people, with 500,000 soldiers (including reserves) since 2008. 50 One day.
Trump Hamas
Regardless of how long the ceasefire lasts, the Israeli army will take advantage of the pause to redeploy its forces, improve its intelligence image, and plan its attacks. It is possible to say something similar about Hamas. It is known that Hamas held about 20 Americans hostage. Hamas, which has literally imposed a “hook” on the United States throughout this ceasefire process, is counting on this trump card to secure the next ceasefire.
Civilians in the south prevent the invasion
The Israeli army’s advance towards southern Gaza will bring much greater problems. The civilian population in the UN camps and the civilian population in Gaza are very high in the region. Although Israel has called on civilians in the south to leave the area, experts say that is impossible. Given the population density, the likelihood of a ground operation continuing is greatly diminished.
The painful truth for Israel
The harsh reality for Tel Aviv is that the officially declared war is going wrong in many ways. The IDF certainly hampered Hamas’s operational capacity, but it was unable to destroy it. With Hamas retreating to the south and the reactions of international public opinion increasing, the Israeli army will not be able to carry out the operations it wants in southern Gaza.
The Times also reported that things could have been different for the IDF as of October 7, but it was now too late. The British newspaper attributed the indiscriminate bombing and massive damage to Gaza City to the absence of Israeli planning.
The Times blames Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet for the affair, saying Netanyahu should have come up with a “plan for the next day” after the attack, but there appears to be no such plan on the Israeli side in 2016. She entered her seventh week.
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