Nawfal Mohammed
The writer Ariel Kahana quoted generals in the Israeli army as saying that Israel’s deterrence theory has been severely damaged in recent years, despite the fact that many military operations have been carried out to restore it.
“The IDF operations were not enough to restore deterrence, but on the contrary revealed clear mistakes and major gaps in how to use the force that Israel has.”
“It is important for Israel to return to use the old bases of war, including to go to some ground combat battles with the enemy to break the fighting spirit.”
He said that “Israel needed hundreds of deaths of its citizens and thousands of wounded people during the second Palestinian uprising, especially in 2000-2001, until the government and army decide to enter these cities and achieve the security achievement we are now living.”
“Regarding the security situation in the Gaza Strip today, the army and government in Israel must first dispel the prevailing assumption among the Palestinians and Hamas that the Israeli army is deterred from ground operations and if we want to restore the lost deterrence, Lebanon is the preferred area.”
“If Israel reoccupies the Gaza Strip, we will be in charge of managing the affairs of two million Palestinians there, but when Hezbollah is hit, the Lebanese government will be responsible for running the country. .
“The confrontation with Hamas is a tactical problem. The party is the spearhead of Iran in the region, and this does not mean that there should be no ground operations in Gaza, but it should not be the first option. Gaza”.
“It is difficult for Israel to carry out a second operation along the lines of the” protective wall “in Gaza because of Hamas’ tunnels and military capabilities and its enormous weapons capabilities. It would be impossible for Israel to enter and leave Gaza at will, as in the West Bank, .
“If Israel does not have many options and a decision is made to conduct a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, this operation must include a quick and swift movement into Palestinian cities deep into the Gaza Strip. From which it is possible to break the spirit of resistance in the enemy. ”
Source: Arabic
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