REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEL AVIV — Former head of Israel’s National Security Council, Major General (Ret.) Giora Eiland praised the resistance shown Hamas in fighting in the Gaza Strip. According to him, Hamas has proven its military capabilities, including its political determination to defend Gaza.
“From a professional point of view, I have to respect their resilience. “I see no signs of a collapse in Hamas’ military ability or political power to continue to lead Gaza,” Eiland said in a published article. New York TimesWednesday (27/12/2023), quoted on the page Middle East Monitor.
The New York Times also quoted Michael Milshtein, a former senior Israeli intelligence officer. Milshtein criticized the statements of some leaders Israel which depicts Hamas as being at its lowest point. “They have been saying for a long time that Hamas is collapsing. But that’s not true. “Every day, we face a difficult battle,” he said.
In its report, the New York Times also quoted explanations from several United States military analysts. They consider that the best outcome for Israel for the ongoing fighting in Gaza is to weaken Hamas’ military capabilities so that the group can no longer launch attacks and infiltration operations like October 7, 2023.
However, these analysts argue, just to achieve this goal, Israel is seen as having to exert extraordinary efforts. “Hamas is rooted in the ideology that Israel’s control of what it considers Palestinian land must be resisted with violence, a principle that is likely to persist for a long time,” analysts said.
Last week, Israel’s former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said that the war his country is currently waging in Gaza with the aim of destroying and completely eliminating Hamas will not succeed. He considered the promise made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the total destruction of Hamas as arrogance.
“Gaza is in decline, thousands of its citizens are suffering with their lives, thousands of Hamas fighters are happy to be killed, but the destruction of Hamas will not be achieved,” said Olmert in his opinion published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, 22 December 2023.
Although Israel managed to kill…
2023-12-28 13:49:27
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