Israel’s Long War Ahead Will Be Nothing Like What It’s Faced Before

Armoured vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are seen during their ground operations at a location given as Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in this handout image released on November 1, 2023. Israel Defense Forces | Reuters  

CNBC: ‘It’s going to be bloody’: Why Israel’s long war ahead will be nothing like what it’s faced before  

* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned his country that a “long and difficult war” lay ahead. 

* The IDF is supplementing heavy aerial bombardment of the besieged territory with what’s been described as a ground incursion, the details of which have been kept closely guarded. 

* Prolonged urban combat will bring a slew of deadly challenges for the IDF – and likely some key advantages for Hamas, military analysts say. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned his country that a “long and difficult war” lay ahead. 

The Israeli Defense Forces, after launching the largest military mobilization of troops in its history, has now entered into the “second phase” of its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 

The IDF is supplementing heavy aerial bombardment of the besieged territory with what’s been described as a ground incursion, the details of which have been kept closely guarded.

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WNU Editor: The attack by Hamas on October 7th was different in many ways(the size of the attack and the high civilian casualty numbers and kidnapped Israelis). Israel's declaration of war while making it a commitment to completely wipe out Hamas was also new and unprecedented.

Bottom line. Israel is facing urban and attrition warfare coupled with astronomical casualty numbers. And when completed, Gaza is going to look like what Mosul looked like after the Iraqi army was successful in wiping out ISIS. 

So yes. Israel’s long war ahead will be nothing like what it’s faced before

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