PNN – In an analytical article, an American media analyzed the dangers faced by the Zionist regime army in the ground war with the Gaza Strip and emphasized that in this war heavy casualties have been inflicted on the ranks of the Israeli army and the main goal of the Israelis, which is the destruction of Hamas, will not be achieved.
According to the International group of Pakistan News Network, While many Zionist and Western experts and circles and media warn about the heavy consequences of the ground war with Gaza for Israel, the American magazine “Foreign Policy” recently in a report on the multiple dangers and challenges that the occupying regime faces in the ground attack on the Gaza Strip. He pointed out and announced that Israel will face many challenges and problems by changing its military strategy in Gaza and moving from air attack to ground attack.
This American magazine added, some of these problems are related to the dangers that threaten the forces of the Israeli army, and others are related to broader strategic goals. These challenges may delay a full-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip or force Israeli officials to limit the scope and scale of military operations in other ways.
Multiple dangers for the Zionists in the ground war with Gaza
According to this article, the first challenge facing Israel in the ground war with Gaza is the nature of the war itself. The Gaza Strip is a densely populated area and its population can be compared with the population of London. Gaza has narrow streets and very dense and crowded buildings, which takes away from the Israeli army the most important point, i.e. speed of action in communication and coordination and monitoring the war process. For this reason, the forces of the Israeli army cannot organize a large-scale attack together and have to be divided into several small groups, which make them vulnerable to the forces of Hamas.
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Foreign Policy wrote in the continuation of its report, In addition, the debris caused by Israel’s bombardment in the Gaza Strip provides an opportunity for Hamas forces to create cover for themselves against Israeli forces and to be in a position to carry out sniper operations and create explosive traps against Israeli soldiers. According to the evaluations of the American army, conducting operations in the urban areas of Fallujah in Iraq was very difficult and destructive, but this situation is much more difficult in Gaza.
The nightmare of resistance tunnels for the occupiers
This American media further pointed to the advanced tunnels of the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip and emphasized that Hamas elements may use the tunnels to surprise the Israeli forces and be behind them or create an ambush for these forces and send a large number of them to take captive. Israel has made a lot of efforts to bombard these tunnels, but it is very difficult to identify Hamas tunnels and target them from the air. Israel is trying to destroy Hamas, that is, remove its leaders and commanders, but the evidence proves that identifying and finding them is a very difficult and complicated task.
According to this article, Israel was able to target Hamas members several times in the past, but the process was slow. Even if Israel can occupy the north of the Gaza Strip, it will not be able to control many parts of this area, and Hamas leaders can hide in different areas of Gaza. Currently, Israel’s strategic interests and its officials’ efforts to calm the public opinion of Israelis, who are extremely angry and shocked, are the main motivations of Israel to attack Gaza. But the Israeli authorities should also think about the international public opinion, especially the public opinion in America.
Washington’s concern about jeopardizing its forces and interests in the region
Foreign Policy emphasized that, in the eyes of Americans, US President Joe Biden and his administration publicly support Israel, but it seems that they are secretly asking it to exercise restraint. Washington officials are concerned about American prisoners and the risk of conflict spreading throughout the region and jeopardizing American interests and forces in the region. As these concerns intensify, the US pressure on Israel to limit its operations may increase.
This magazine added that America’s concerns in this regard are justified. Because the current war between Gaza and Israel can be extended to the entire region. Lebanon’s Hezbollah has previously threatened to go to war and continues to increase its attacks against Israel. On the other hand, we are witnessing the escalation of unrest in the West Bank, and at the same time, the Yemenis are firing missiles at Israel (occupied Palestine), and American bases in the region are always under attack.
At the end of this analytical report, it has been emphasized that the high risk of casualties for Israeli forces and other concerns in the ground war with Gaza have made Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials move more cautiously and possibly refrain from large-scale ground operations. But this approach will not only not destroy Hamas, but will also lead to heavy casualties in the Israeli army.