Hamas is resurging in areas of Gaza “cleared” by Israel, forensic analyses show. Experts say the bombing campaign has accelerated their comeback.

Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN.

Eight battalions are combat effective, able to carry out missions against Israeli soldiers on the ground in Gaza. A combat effective unit can accomplish the mission that it is assigned. CTP and ISW rated units combat effective when they assessed that they were defending ground using sophisticated tactics and more advanced weapon systems.

The battalions in central Gaza are the least damaged in the strip, according to Israeli military sources and the analyses. Israeli sources say they have not adequately “dealt” with those battalions because they are believed to be holding many Israeli hostages.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    5·
    4 months ago

    Shh CNN, don’t tell the madman that his criteria for stopping the slaughter isn’t about to be reached!

    Let his delusions and/or lies SAVE lives compared to reality for once!

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      4 months ago

      The goalposts always get moved, because its not about hitting a target number its about maintaining a State of Exception that affords Netanyahu immunity from his critics in the Kissnet.

      He’s not pulling out of Gaza so long as it serves as an excuse for him to stay in office.

  • TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee
    4·
    4 months ago

    If it had been Netanyahu instead of Bush after 9-11, Iraq would probably still be a crater right now, this man is able to sell war and oppression like it’s no one’s business. It’s a shame that the Middle East is such a circlejerk of nations competing to do the same.