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....this is hardly the first time that large-scale violence has erupted between Israel and Hamas. Israel pummeled the Gaza Strip during
These attacks killed several thousand civilians (perhaps a quarter of them children) and further impoverished the trapped population of Gaza, but they didn't bring us any closer to a lasting and just solution....this latest round of fighting is that Hamas achieved near-total surprise. The attack has clearly shocked Israeli society. The government's failure to detect or prevent the attack may eventually mark the end of Netanyahu's political career, and like the intelligence failure back in 1973, it is likely to lead to recriminations inside Israel that will reverberate for years
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https://www.belfercenter.org/publication...d-lose-war
- Operation Cast Lead in December 2008,
- did it again in Operation Protective Edge in 2014,
- and then did so once more (on a smaller scale) in May 2021.
These attacks killed several thousand civilians (perhaps a quarter of them children) and further impoverished the trapped population of Gaza, but they didn't bring us any closer to a lasting and just solution....this latest round of fighting is that Hamas achieved near-total surprise. The attack has clearly shocked Israeli society. The government's failure to detect or prevent the attack may eventually mark the end of Netanyahu's political career, and like the intelligence failure back in 1973, it is likely to lead to recriminations inside Israel that will reverberate for years
https://www.belfercenter.org/publication...d-lose-war
You've got friendly neighbours? Grow Up! - 李光耀 2013
