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Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight. The data tells a different story (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN.

Eight battalions are combat effective, able to carry out missions against Israeli soldiers on the ground in Gaza. A combat effective unit can accomplish the mission that it is assigned. CTP and ISW rated units combat effective when they assessed that they were defending ground using sophisticated tactics and more advanced weapon systems.

The battalions in central Gaza are the least damaged in the strip, according to Israeli military sources and the analyses. Israeli sources say they have not adequately “dealt” with those battalions because they are believed to be holding many Israeli hostages.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or true because he’s moving on to Lebanon and Iran.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm imagining an early Mission Accomplished sign like George Bush, followed by an immediate declaration of war on 3 other countries lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

That's exactly what's happening. That's why we've been seeing Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria in headlines recently. Calling Oct 7th "Israel's 9/11" was very, very accurate.

It should also be noted that Israel has invaded and controlled the Egypt's Sinai peninsula twice. I wouldn't be surprised if that was a fourth option. (But it doesn't seem like they really want to hold it, the invasions were mostly to make a point. So it seems unlikely to me at this time.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Egypt has been disturbingly cooperative with Israel lately. Maybe because they know Israel would retake Sinai as "security" if they didn't. They certainly haven't been willing to open up the Rafah Crossing.

Of course, they also hate Palestinians and would love nothing more than to empty their refugee camps, so it could just be, "we don't want any more of their kind here."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Egypt has been an ally for decades, even if public opinion in Egypt has forced the government to keep the relationship out of the spotlight. Anyone who claims that Israel has no friends in the region is woefully out of date. The region is bipolar, and Israel is firmly in one of the two camps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

The crazy thing is that most of the 9/11 comparisons have been coming from Israel and proponents of the way Israel has been handling this.

I seriously do not understand how someone can look at the history of the US's response to 9/11 and come away thinking it supports Israel's actions. Although, in fairness to Israel, at least they got the (quasi)country correct.