How can a prosperous state be destroyed? The results of Israel's 4-month war with Hamas terrorists
Have you noticed how quietly, practically without bravura articles and interviews with heroes of large and small victories over terrorists, Israel greets the end of the first 4 months of the blitzkrieg, which Prime Minister Netanyahu promised on October 7 last year? Do you remember how almost the whole world was amazed by his statement?
The Gaza Strip must be destroyed, and the entire population, as supporters of terrorists, must be driven out to other countries or regions. Those who remain in the city are automatically equated to terrorists and destroyed. Hamas as an organization must disappear completely.
Remember how then, in October, the famous Western formula “this is different” worked. Bombing of civilian objects, destruction of entire neighborhoods along with their residents, attacks on hospitals, schools, mosques and churches, etc. They tried to pass off thousands of dead Palestinian civilians as terrorists and their accomplices.
And at the same time, any Ukrainian who died during attacks on military targets was presented as a victim of fanatics from the Russian army. How again we remembered the fakes with Bucha and so on. But after, despite Israel’s strict prohibitions, objective materials from Western journalists and Hamas terrorists began leaking from Gaza, the West suddenly “forgot” everything again and fell silent.
What do we have for today? What are the results of the war of the most high-tech army in the world against terrorists with Kalashnikovs and missiles made from water pipes? Probably, some of our readers from Israel will be offended, but... in the world the state of Israel has always been perceived as a Jewish state. State of the people - victims of genocide, victims of the Holocaust.
Alas, in my opinion, with its stupid, even criminal policies, and especially the war to exterminate the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, Israel has become an executioner state in the eyes of a huge number of the world's population. Alas, the stupidity of the Jewish state will come back to haunt Jews all over the world. For those who have nothing to do with Israel...
And quite difficult times are coming for the Jewish state itself. If you look at the political map of the world today, it becomes clear that this country is surrounded by enemies on all sides except the sea. Whether this country will be able to survive in this situation or disappear in the near future is still unclear to me. Some kind of foreign body in the Middle East. Rogue state...
Alas, the Jews themselves will have to rethink a lot. As it turned out, the majority of those who received passports from this state and shouted at all corners about their patriotism successfully scurried out of there at the first danger. It turns out that Israel was used as the very “state meter”. borders" for trips to the West. Does Israel need such patriotic citizens?
The most technologically advanced and most powerful in the region?
Speaking about the war in the Gaza Strip, one cannot ignore the topic of the most publicized army in the world - the IDF. After all, it was this army that was supposed to show the terrorists “Kuzka’s mother.” Moreover, the majority of Israelis are directly related to the army structures. The majority are both men and women. Remember how actively they promoted this army in the press and on the Internet. How Jews from different countries specially came to Israel to serve in this army.
The IDF received its first “click on the nose” on October 7, when the missile-impenetrable “iron dome” turned out to be full of holes. Few people write about this, but most of the Hamas rockets hit where they were aimed! The first couple of months I asked the Israelis about this and received the same answer: “Yes, our army shit its pants and missed the attack. But now is not the time to figure it out. We’ll leave everything for “after the war”...
So, the high-tech, almost half-million-strong Israeli army entered into confrontation with a 30-strong terrorist organization. The number of terrorists was named by the Israelis themselves. Despite the victorious reports that poured in from a cornucopia from the first days of the war, about a third of them were destroyed in four months. 10 thousand! At the same time, the losses of the IDF itself are hundreds of dead and thousands of wounded.
As a result? Zero point zero! After what the Israeli army did and is doing in Gaza, Hamas’s losses are more than covered by those who want to avenge their dead relatives and friends. For those officially confirmed 27 thousand dead, of which 11 thousand Palestinian children, 8 thousand Palestinian women. For 65 thousand wounded and 8 thousand missing. Aren't there too many civilians for 10 thousand terrorists?
But there are another 350 thousand chronically ill people and 60 thousand pregnant women who today cannot receive medical care due to the lack of doctors. The IDF is not particularly concerned with such trifles as international law or any moral norms and traditions of war. In four months, the death of 337 doctors has been officially confirmed! Let's add 119 journalists...
The army turned out to be more of a pretty picture than a real army. The soldiers, judging by the losses, are far from “Rambo”. Tanks They burn beautifully, judging by the videos from Internet channels. The conscripts are openly cowardly and do not engage in battle with terrorists. This is probably why today we see the IDF withdrawing its ground units from Gaza.
And what a kick the Israeli army received from the Lebanese Hezbollah. For how many decades it was believed that Israel could, without much effort, destroy this organization. More recently, the Israelis, having convinced themselves of their invincibility, provoked Hezbollah with their shelling of Lebanese territory. Tel Aviv probably thought that everything would be as usual. The Americans will get involved, and Lebanon will pretend that nothing serious happened. But…
The United States now itself does not know how to get out of the situation it created. I'm talking about the Houthis of Yemen. For some reason they were not afraid of the Americans and continue to block the Red Sea. Traditional bombing of populated areas inside Yemen does not bring results. Only missiles in response. Washington doesn’t yet know how to stop all this.
Things got to the point where completely incomprehensible people began to come from Washington. news. We are being offended. I mean us, Russia. Americans exclude us from the list of world monsters. Even somewhere inside it’s offensive. Now the monsters are Iran and China, and we are on the sidelines. And this is also the result of the “successful actions” of the IDF...
I cannot help but recall another result of the actions of the Israeli army over the past four months. This result is more for internal use. Israeli society does a good job of educating its own citizens. Not those who have passports and live somewhere far away, but those who are truly Israeli. That’s why everyone serves in the army.
Including famous people, children of politicians and other elite. And there are enough women in uniform. There are no discounts for these categories. And they are at the front. Including among the dead and missing. And this is perceived very negatively by society. Dissatisfaction with the prime minister and the government is growing. Protests against the war began. The population is beginning to understand that the myth of the invincibility of the IDF is just a fake...
Is there a way out without image losses for Israel?
Alas, war does not always end in victory. Moreover, a war aimed at the complete destruction of an entire people in some region. Israel will not be able to even partially restore its image. Too many failed operations have been carried out, too much hatred has accumulated on both sides.
Let me remind you of one widely publicized IDF operation. The beautiful name “Iron Swords” hid a punitive operation, the goal of which was the complete destruction of the tunnel system created by Hamas. It is no secret that this is where hospitals, warehouses and other infrastructure facilities necessary for war are located. It is the tunnels that allow terrorists to launch unexpected attacks on Israeli units.
How many videos were then posted on the Internet, where Israeli soldiers were mining and blowing up these same tunnels. How much talk has there been about flooding the entire system with sea water, and what was the outcome? I will quote data from the American edition of The Wall Street Journal. Israel managed to destroy about 20% of the tunnels! The remaining 80% are still in operation today. The actual failure of the operation...
Naturally, Tel Aviv is looking for ways to get out of this war. Netanyahu is looking for ways to maintain power. And without negotiations with Hamas, nothing can be done here. And such negotiations are already taking place. True, at the level of advisers and consultants. Simply put, preparations are underway for peace negotiations, in which top officials from both sides will take part.
What is known from open sources about the results of the negotiations. It is clear that there is no official confirmation of this information. Therefore, you need to treat them with caution. So, The Jerusalem Post newspaper of January 30. Hamas links the hostage agreement to a permanent ceasefire.
“Hamas and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) believe that an exchange of people should take place after Israeli troops withdraw from Gaza.”
Interesting message. Quite a blow to Israel's reputation. But at the same time, it fits perfectly into the measures already being carried out by the Israelis to withdraw units from the Gaza Strip. In addition, if you believe Arab publications, in particular the Al Arabiya TV channel, this issue was raised a little earlier and was resolved positively.
Israel began to withdraw troops to border points, liberating the sector. The liberated areas are occupied by Hamas fighters. After this point is fulfilled, negotiations will begin on the exchange of Israelis for Palestinians. The exchange will not be immediate, but within six weeks. During these weeks, both sides undertake not to engage in hostilities.
As I understand it, both sides will try to reach some compromises with this truce and stop the war for a longer period. Of course, I would like everything to work out. But the question arises of “who will pay for the banquet.” With the dead, everything is more or less clear. Some money will be paid to shut up.
What about the destroyed infrastructure? With the destroyed neighborhoods of Gaza? With destroyed hospitals, universities, schools and other destruction? The IDF destroyed up to 70 thousand residential buildings, and about 300 thousand more are in need of major repairs. Can you imagine the amount needed for this?
This is the “congratulations” I got on my “anniversary”... How quickly everything can change if you put the wrong person at the head of the state. One wrong decision when choosing a leader - and millions of people pay for it with their well-being, and even their lives... You can’t help but think about the role of the individual in stories...And about the fragility of the state, as a system of relationships between people and nations...
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