His army Israel finally got the ‘green light’ to invade the Gauzewith his hostages and civilians taking second place, the Israeli finance minister clarified.
THE Nir Barkat talk to ABC News and said that “we will make every effort to bring our hostages back alive, but the first and last priority is the destruction of Hamas.” At the same time, he clarified that Israel’s main priority is to destroy Hamas and that it will do so “even if it takes a year.”
Earlier, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense Joab Gallant they inspected the army and sent a war message. “We will win with all our strength” and “we will fight like lions”, said the Israeli characteristically, noting that “the people of Israel support you, we will give a critical blow to our enemies to achieve victory”.
In addition, the defense minister said: “Be ready, the time is near. We will be precise and deadly and will continue until we complete the mission. Now you see Gaza from a distance, soon you will see it from the inside. The order will be given.”
“I am responsible for the country’s defense system. I have been responsible for that in the last two weeks, even in the difficult incidents, and I am responsible for leading our fighters to victory,” he added later.
Fears of big losses
Hamas has been preparing for years for a conflict on its soil and has created one vast network of tunnels under Gaza. Analysts characterize the specific tunnels as the “perfect trap” for Hamasbecause its members can be transported safely to any place needed and at the same time attack individually or make a mass raid without warning.
The Israeli military knows little of their location and cannot destroy them completely. Instead, each time it looks for a tunnel entrance so it can drop a special bomb and seal it.
The former British intelligence officer Philip Ingram spoke to Sky News and said that Hamas knows where to attack Israel from, so he will have prepared with mines and identified the most effective positions. “The Israelis are probably the best army in the world, but Hamas is probably one of the best armed groups in the defense of populated areas,” he said.
The armed Palestinian organization trained for years in the art of asymmetric warfare and in the 2002 conflicts with Israel it managed to cause casualties in animate and inanimate material, without having the appropriate equipment.
The situation is further complicated, since its fighters come from the local population. Thus, since they are assimilated into society, they can easily outwit the Israeli soldiers and hit the rear.
However, the Israel has super-weapons and he will reportedly send to Gaza not the reserves he has assembled, but 10,000 veteran troops, backed by elite ground units. So far, however, more details are not known, while in Israel there are growing voices that do not want large losses of soldiers from the invasion of Gaza.
Source: News Beast
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