‘Hamas not defeated, military overstretched’: Israeli army chief
Israel’s new chief of the military has warned that the regime armed forces lack the manpower and resources to fulfill the regime’s expansive goals in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying that Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip even a year and a half after the outbreak of the war.
“Military-only strategies cannot fulfill all objectives in Gaza, particularly in the absence of a complementary diplomatic track,” Eyal Zamir told prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet in a recent meeting.
The Israeli regime has called for capturing new zones in Gaza, mainly as an expansion of the so-called buffer zones. But many in Israel have warned that successfully implementing this could take a considerably long period of time.
Hundreds of Israeli reserve soldiers and veterans have already signed petitions demanding an end to the Gaza war and the return of the captives through a prisoner swap with Hamas.
Netanyahu has threatened to dismiss active-duty soldiers who signed the petitions.
The military has also been facing a shortage of soldiers due to the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews and the reluctance and the battle fatigue of the regular troops.
Figures released by Israeli media showed that the current participation rates in combat units within the reservists stood at 60%.
“There is concern that those numbers will not improve in the event of a broader offensive,” a military source was quoted as saying.
Israel’s Ynet newspaper reported that the military lacks sufficient numbers of tanks and armored personnel carriers to conduct a full invasion of Gaza.
Contrary to what the military initially expected, Hamas is continuing the strategic policy of preserving its fighting capabilities.
Israeli intelligence claims that virtually 20,000 of Hamas fighters, including several commanders, remain active across Gaza.
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