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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has created an unparalleled burden on Israeli military operations, believing at the same time that "Israel has the right and duty in its measures against Hamas."
Commenting on this, the military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, described the American assessment as very realistic, comparing what is currently happening in the battle of “Al-Aqsa Flood” and previous wars starting from 1948 and going through 1956, 1967, 1973, and 2006, all the way to the Israeli wars on Gaza (2008, 2012, 2014, 2021).
Al-Duwairi explained - during his analysis for Al-Jazeera - that the previous battles were between regular armies fighting traditional wars, and the occupation army and the air force had the longest arm and demonstrated its excellence in them, imposing field events on the Arab armies, especially in 1967 and 1973.
But the “Al-Aqsa Flood” has entered its sixth month, as Israel - according to Al-Duwairi - is not accustomed to this time frame without being able to achieve its goals. Moreover, it has actually failed to define its goals in light of the conflict of visions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Galant. and his chief of staff, Herzi Halevy.
Al-Duwairi adds that Israel faces many challenges, as it does not have the experience of fighting in urban and guerrilla warfare, in addition to the presence of a complex and complex tunnel network. “Therefore, the management of the battle by the resistance was effective, as it transferred the occupation from failure to failure.”
The Al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of the Hamas movement - carried out a major attack on bases, barracks and settlements around the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of Israeli soldiers and officers, and capturing at least 240. More than 100 were released during a temporary humanitarian truce last November.
Source: Al Jazeera