No way.
Israel cannot and must not leave any ham ass battalions or fighters alive in the field. They must all be killed or captured forever.
Anything less is a win for ham ass and a loss for Israel.
Perhaps this is just a strategic redeployment North for the inevitable attack from Iran’s cat’s paw hezbollah. If so, I can be patient while they deal with the bigger current threat.
Israel surrender, folded to Biden opposition? And fate of American and Israeli hostages?
Hamas will come out victorious just like the Taliban against the United States.
So after all the hullabaloo how it was important to complete this an get the final vestiges including Sinwar who is holed up on Rafah they pull back. To say I am disappointed does not even cover what I am feeling. Either you finish off Hamas or they re- constitute and there will be another October 7.
Good luck getting anybody behind you next time.
LEX
Big mistake. Israel needs to finish the job and completely wipe out Hamas. Until they do, Israel will never be safe from Hamas in that region.
looks like a play to confound. and reposition. since IDF had lost element of surprise in/re Rafiach, a bit of tactical change-up.
Just Biden protecting the terrorists so they can continue to wreck havoc on the world.
Well hopefully this is a military decision to refresh or prep for Hezbollah/Iran issues, and not just Israel surrendering to Biden...
Hamas immediately declared the IDF withdrawal, even partial, a victory for sticking to its position of demanding IDF withdrawals, including of troops in northern Gaza.
and there it is...
Israel blinked. I don’t know how else you read it.
A question for Palestinian supporters, President Biden, etc.:
Hamas killed nearly 10 Israeli civilians for every IDF soldier they killed (leaving out some police and such which can be classified either way). Moreover, they murdered civilians in a great many situations where there were clearly no IDF around, such that the civilians killed could not in any way, shape, or form, be considered as collateral damage.
At the highest, assuming both Hamas and IDF numbers get equal credence, Israel has killed under 2 Gazan civilians for every Hamas terrorist killed or captured. Israel is damned for this, even though the ratio is low for this sort of situation.
Israel does not get to reciprocate a civilian to soldier fatality ratio even 1/4 of that of Hamas?
Why not?
How long until Hamas declares victory? (Because you KNOW they will. Regardless of the truth on the ground).
Hamas will no longer be on the ballot. Hamas will be dismantled. No terrorist army can exist in Israel.