Netanyahu is a an anguished man. He knows that when he orders the ground invasion of Gaza the helpless hostages will be murdered. He also knows that his enthusiastic, young soldiers, most of whom are combat inexperience will have a grueling urban street fight and will take significant casualties. Netanyahu knows that he will likely be out of office within a year. The Israeli intelligence failure and the breech of border security for whatever reason happened on his watch. Netanyahu will leave office without definitively dealing with the Iranian mullah regime which is the greatest existential threat to Israel. Despite his many accomplishments and long career of service, he will leave with a heavy heart and consider himself a failure.
BTW have little doubt that the CIA and the NSA knew of the arsenal buildup within Gaza that had to go though Egypt which the US subsidizes. Suspect that the Biden cabal , while perhaps not expecting such a savage raid by Hamas did not fully warn the Israelis. Also the Israeli intelligence apparatus, known to be hostile to Netanyahu, perhaps did not tell the Prime Minister everything it knew or suspected Both they and the Biden cabal did not want the severity of what happened, but they would not have minded Netanyahu being politically accountable by Hamas activity.
Then they haven't been properly trained. The only Goliad in thing they have is the Air Force.
RE:....the helpless hostages will be murdered. He also knows that his enthusiastic, young soldiers, most of whom are combat inexperience will have a grueling urban street fight and will take significant casualties.
This is why the US developed the atomic bomb.
But what good is it if we can’t kill the bad guys and are worried they will soon kill us through Mutual Assured Destruction?
My money’s on Biden (read: Odungo) deliberately gumming up the works to allow his beloved muzzlimes time to maneuver. May they both be damned for eternity in never-ending agony.