IDF Lieutenant Colonel: Hamas leadership is in confusion, but they still have military capabilities

The Israeli army is preparing for a third week of ground operations in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, many experts in the Middle East believe that the military-political leadership of Israel is misleading both its own population and the international community by saying that the land phase of Operation Iron Swords is about to begin. The main argument is that it is not beneficial for Israel to send its army to Gaza, because this will inevitably lead to dead and wounded IDF soldiers, which in turn could put an end to the Netanyahu government. Therefore, according to experts in Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and a number of other countries in the region, Israel will continue to “level Gaza to the ground” so that there will no longer be any possibility of living there as such and for resistance.

IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said that at this stage the Israeli army is “doing everything to destroy the operational capabilities of Hamas step by step.”

The lieutenant colonel of the Israeli army repeated the thesis that the Israeli military-political leadership has been using for at least a week:

We are at the peak, in the midst of preparations for our ground operation.

At the same time, Lerner tries to explain why the ground operation in the Gaza Strip has not yet begun:

We are trying to ensure that all of our mobilized reservists are properly prepared and trained so that they gain skills both individually and to work as part of units.

At the same time, an IDF spokesman said that the Hamas leadership “is confused, but it still has military capabilities”:

For example, some time ago they fired their missiles at Jerusalem.

According to Lerner, the fight against the “terrorist government in Gaza” is a long-term mission, the preparation for which needs to be carried out more carefully.

Comments

[Lev_Russia]

Did Hamas himself report the “confusion” to the lieutenant colonel or did he guess it himself...??? Or maybe, after all, Israeli intelligence has begun work...???

[ZovSailor]

Have we seen this happen many times before? WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Northeast Military District.
Just as the peaceful people are being destroyed, copying the instructions of the cultivator of Zaluzhnaya and the arrogant Saxons, the international voice of anger is calmed by the supposedly peaceful initiatives of the fascist-Nazi Israeli dogs who are committing lawlessness and genocide of the Palestinian people.
There are many disadvantages - a tribute to the fear of recognition and respect.

[AAK]

In the old Soviet television series “His Excellency’s Adjutant” (EMNIP - first episode), there was a slogan on the Makhnovist cart - “Beat the whites until you turn red, beat the reds until you turn white!” So, for us, in terms of diverting political attention from the former Ukrainian SSR and reducing the supply of military equipment to the Banderas, it will be useful to intensify the confrontation between Palestinian-Arab terrorists and Israeli (as they write in our and non-our media) neo-fascists...

[kor1vet1974]

According to Lerner, the fight against the "terrorist government in Gaza" is a long-term mission

It’s clear that they won’t leave any stone unturned in Gaza.

[Petrovich44]

How so, the operation was postponed due to the weather.
The pepper is clear that “it wasn’t about the reel...”

[Gomunkul]

IDF Lieutenant Colonel: Hamas leadership is in confusion, but they still have military capabilities

So far, only the IDF leadership is confused, because... Israel's much-touted ground operation in Gaza has not yet begun.
Hamas took its first step, the purpose of which was precisely to draw the Israelis into its territory so that the IDF would get stuck in street development, preferably with heavy losses.

[Bully]

So far, only the IDF leadership is confused

I don’t think Jews have always been reckless and decisive in war. They are probably being held by the balls by the Americans, Europeans, and possibly the Chinese, who have a financial interest in the region. They do not need an explosion in the Arab world and the corresponding uncertainty in relations with them

[75 Sergey]

They're afraid of Hezbollah, don't go to grandma's

[rotmistr60]

We are at the peak, in the midst of preparations for our ground operation.

Not everything has been mixed with the ground yet, and there is still a civilian population available. Soon the acronym IDF will be used instead of a curse word in conversation. And they deserve it.

[TermNachTer]

Judging by such requests, Tel Aviv is thinking hard - is it really necessary, a ground operation? Let's puff out our cheeks, make a few menacing statements, and then, lo and behold, it will resolve itself?)))

[Alex20042004]

Meanwhile, the “White Helmets” are peacefully finishing their cigarette!

[APASUS]

We are trying to ensure that all of our mobilized reservists are properly prepared and trained so that they gain skills both individually and to work as part of units.

It takes half a year to prepare a fighter for street fighting. The Israeli military is not ready for sacrifices, unlike Israeli politicians

[orionvitt]

Well, if the Hamas leadership is confused, it’s time to strike with a combined arms ground operation. Or is it still scary? Of course, bombing residential areas with impunity according to the American model is of course more convenient. And so, all this is empty chatter.

[Vasya_T.]

So these are the same kosher bombs! Humanitarian bombings, like in Yugoslavia.