"‘Hamas Has Never Been Stronger':
Israel Is Stuck In A War It Can’t Win"
by Leo Hohmann
Excerpt: "Through April, the IDF had targeted more than 32,000 military sites belonging to Hamas and its allies. In June, Israel announced that 15,000 of the group's militants had been eliminated. But experts are certain those measures won’t eradicate the Islamic group that has been in charge of Gaza since 2007.
“We are advancing to the end of the stage of eliminating the Hamas terrorist army,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, addressing the cadets of Israel National Defense College. “I was very impressed by the achievements above ground and below ground, and by the commanders’ fighting spirit. With this spirit we will achieve our objectives: Returning our hostages, eliminating Hamas’ military and governing capabilities, ensuring that Gaza will not constitute a threat...” he added.
Since October 7, 2023 – when hordes of Hamas militants attacked Israel and killed more than 1,500 people – Israel has eliminated dozens of Hamas tunnels. It has seized weapons depots and cash, destroyed various military sites, killed operatives of Hamas and of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and captured thousands others.
Victory Is Still Remote? But almost nine months in, Israel’s victory over Hamas still seems remote.Before the deadly October 7 attack, the Islamic group that has been in control of the Strip since 2007, boasted five brigades or 25 battalions with a total number of active combatants standing at 30,000. In June, Israel admitted that it had only eliminated half of that original force, or 15,000 Hamas combatants. On Tuesday evening, the country’s chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, said Israeli forces had killed at least 900 militants in Rafah, south of the Strip.
Reports suggest that Hamas is now actively recruiting new cadets, many of whom are 18 year-olds, to replenish its ranks, but even if they fail to reach their initial numbers, the existing battalions are more than enough to challenge Israel."
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"Actively recruiting new cadets?" There's no shortage from the families of the slaughtered 38,000 old people, men, women and 16,000 CHILDREN these monsters have killed...
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Scott Ritter, 7/6/24
"Will Israel Launch 10 Kiloton Nuclear Weapon
At Hezbollah? Worst Nightmare!"
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If the Israelis used a neutron bomb an hour later
Tel Aviv would be a huge bowl of radioactive molten glass...
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Times Of India, 7/6/24
"Hamas Surprises Israel, U.S., And Arab Nations
With This New Move On Gaza"
In a surprising turn of events, Hamas has tentatively agreed to a U.S.-supported proposal for a phased ceasefire in Gaza, dropping its demand for an upfront commitment from Israel to end the war. This unexpected move by Hamas could pave the way for a ceasefire for the first time since November. However, a truce deal is still not guaranteed.Comments here:
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