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Israel: Why a ground operation in the Gaza Strip is going to be particularly complex

10/10/2023, 2:54:52 PM

Highlights: Israel: Why a ground operation in the Gaza Strip is going to be particularly complex. If Israel launches an operation on Gaza, it will face several challenges: hostages, the overcrowded urban environment, the threat of a Hezbollah retaliation and the risk of diplomatic isolation. Since Saturday, the IDF has been carrying out Operation Iron Swords, which consists, for the time being, of bombing Hamas' strategic positions. "This is what the Israeli public expects," says Pierre Razoux*, academic director of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies.


If Israel launches an operation on Gaza, it will face several challenges: hostages, the overcrowded urban environment, the threat of a Hezbollah retaliation and the risk of diplomatic isolation.

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We are going to launch a massive attack againstHamas." The message sent Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the merit of clarity. Every place where the terror group operates "will be a ruin," he vowed, after the massacre perpetrated on Hebrew soil by the Islamist group. In fact, this undertaking has already begun. Since Saturday, the IDF has been carrying out Operation Iron Swords, which consists, for the time being, of bombing Hamas' strategic positions in the Gaza Strip: tunnels, depots, rocket workshops, command posts and the homes of Hamas cadres have been targeted and destroyed.

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But it is hard to imagine Israel limiting itself to these strikes, however deadly they may be: the military response must be commensurate with the trauma caused by Hamas. "This is what the Israeli public expects," says Pierre Razoux*, academic director of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies...

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