Rafah is considered to be the last stronghold of Hamas, and Israel has just invaded it.
I was expecting this whole operation to result in the destruction or near-destruction of Israel, but it seems to not be the case. There isn’t enough being done by other nations to stop Israel. Even the actions of the Houthis aren’t enough.
From my very smooth brain understanding of things…
The nation of Palestine, currently, is a series of territories where the Palestinian people have been forced in to by the Israeli Occupation Forces. Each territory is pretty much independent from the others as they are cut off from each other by the IOF. So if Hamas is completely destroyed or is depleted to a point of being a non-actor, Palestinians will still exist. At least for a while. I’m not sure what Hamas’ goal was in kicking over the hornets nest that they did, maybe it was to “die on their feet instead of their knees” or maybe it was a desperate attempt to “bring attention to the quiet genocide being committed by the Israeli government” but it was never going to be “completely destroy the nation of Israel and retake their lands.”
But Israel’s reputation on the world stage has been deeply damaged in a way that is going to be very hard to repair or ignore. I’m not sure how much that matters but its not nothing.
Operation Al-Aqsa Flood happened when it did because it was the ideal time. It’s true what’s happening is tragic, but it was either way. Out of all the options available for resistance, this was the best possible. You’re right about the goal. Their slogan was “victory or martyrdom.” They exposed “Israel” to the world as a paper tiger and got the world to care.