As I said before, I hope they exterminate some of the Hamas sewer rats scurrying about in the tunnels.
Why the Hamas tunnels are first priority in Israels ground offensive
Israels air, sea and land supremacy is not mirrored underground, and the country could have woken up Thursday to an entire kibbutz under siege
BY MITCH GINSBURG July 18, 2014
The sight of 13 Hamas terrorists deployed on the Israeli side of the border, a 10-minute march from Kibbutz Sufa on Thursday morning, probably tipped the scales, after 10 days of aerial war, in favor of a ground operation. But addressing the tunnel threat, which Israels technology has yet to credibly counter, is only one part of the mission launched Thursday night. The other aspect is to perform that which was not achieved from the air thinning Hamas ranks, depleting its rockets stores and, most significantly, squeezing the Islamist organization so that it comes back to the table with more reasonable demands.
The soldiers and commanders on the western side of the border, inside the Strip, though, cannot consider the application of pressure and the nature of negotiations among their goals. They need concrete aims.
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Why the Hamas tunnels are first priority in Israel's ground offensive | The Times of Israel
Why the Hamas tunnels are first priority in Israels ground offensive
Israels air, sea and land supremacy is not mirrored underground, and the country could have woken up Thursday to an entire kibbutz under siege
BY MITCH GINSBURG July 18, 2014
The sight of 13 Hamas terrorists deployed on the Israeli side of the border, a 10-minute march from Kibbutz Sufa on Thursday morning, probably tipped the scales, after 10 days of aerial war, in favor of a ground operation. But addressing the tunnel threat, which Israels technology has yet to credibly counter, is only one part of the mission launched Thursday night. The other aspect is to perform that which was not achieved from the air thinning Hamas ranks, depleting its rockets stores and, most significantly, squeezing the Islamist organization so that it comes back to the table with more reasonable demands.
The soldiers and commanders on the western side of the border, inside the Strip, though, cannot consider the application of pressure and the nature of negotiations among their goals. They need concrete aims.
Read more:
Why the Hamas tunnels are first priority in Israel's ground offensive | The Times of Israel