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The IDF’s war on Hamas is going better than it expected… for now
Times of Israel ^ | November 8, 2023 | LAZAR BERMAN

Posted on 11/08/2023 12:32:35 PM PST by ConservativeInPA

After a period of doubt as IDF troops idled on the Gaza border for weeks, Israel’s government has shown a serious commitment to the ground invasion of the Hamas-run enclave.

Three divisions are inside the northern half of the Gaza Strip, cutting the territory in half and making steady progress toward the heart of Gaza City.

A month into the war, launched in the wake of the Hamas massacres on October 7, the military and Israel’s political leadership boast of significant achievements against Hamas. Israel’s allies continue to support its attempts to destroy the terrorist organization, and the unity government running the war appears stable.

But there are reasons for concern, even if the war seems to have gone even better than expected at this point.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Gaza; Hamas; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: offensive
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To: karnage

Nulla melius dispositio.


21 posted on 11/08/2023 4:23:24 PM PST by fabjr60 ("I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own.")
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To: ConservativeInPA

Israel has no allies, no one does when your survival is at stake with post-Christian allies. Fight.


22 posted on 11/08/2023 5:35:40 PM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: fabjr60

Bingo


23 posted on 11/08/2023 5:38:55 PM PST by karnage
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To: ConservativeInPA

It’s not really a matter of popular. The UN has created a permanent issue where Israel cannot incorporate lands won in war into their nation, and too many nations pay lip service to that for them to just do it anyway.


24 posted on 11/12/2023 8:59:54 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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