Palestinian steadfastness and Hamas tactics have thwarted Israels goals By Nidal Adaileh!
(2024-07-16 at 20:33:38 )

Palestinian steadfastness and Hamas tactics have thwarted Israels goals By Nidal Adaileh!

There is no dispute about Hamas ability to survive, despite more than nine months of fighting against Israel. The occupation state has to admit that it has not achieved any of its goals.

More than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed, and almost 100,000 more have been wounded. Nevertheless, Hamas and the factions fighting alongside it remain steadfast, and even take the war to the so-called invincible army occasionally.

It has become clear that Benjamin Netanyahus stated objective of eliminating Hamas is pure vanity.

Now we see statements from Israeli officials which are clearly intended to prepare the general public that this objective may not really be possible, even as Hamas and its allies have adopted a new strategy targeting Israeli forces inside Gaza, instead of launching rockets towards Israel.

The Israeli prime minister is trying to limit the threats of the Palestinian resistance factions through the ongoing military offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza.

However, he faces major challenges in achieving his two main goals of "eradicating" the Islamic Resistance Movement and returning the Israelis held as prisoners in the enclave.

Time is no longer on Israels side.

International pressure is increasing for it to "limit its operations". The longer that Hamas holds out, the more difficult it becomes for Israel to achieve its goals.

Nine months into its war, Israel has failed to destroy Hamas as a military and political force, and even if it has succeeded in killing key leaders who planned the 7 October cross-border incursion, battle-hardened replacements are emerging in their stead.

The resilience of the resistance groups reflects their effective use of guerrilla tactics, the extent of their arsenal and the regrouping of their fighters.

Led by the Hamas military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, the factions are engaged in confrontations that reflect a high level of preparation and implementation, despite the technological imbalance favouring the Israeli army.

The objective of the resistance groups is to inflict losses on the Israeli war machine so that it pays the price for its brutal offensive which has targeted and killed so many innocent civilians and destroyed essential infrastructure in Gaza. If and when Israel realises the extent of its failures, it may open the way for an end to the war.

Hamas has had to cope with 18 years of siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, but has nevertheless been able to develop militarily. Its fighting capabilities have grown, with locally-produced weapons and munitions produced using technology provided by supporters. The movements strategic, operational and tactical options are hugely varied compared with those of its early days.

The steadfastness of the Palestinians in Gaza in the face of the bloody massacres of the Zionist entity, meanwhile, has attracted global attention and admiration.

It is a mistake to think that the Palestinians can be defeated through military means; they may be bloodied, but they are unbowed.

On many occasions throughout the 20th century societies retreated in the face of brutal crimes and terrorism, even though they knew themselves to be in the right, but what we are witnessing in Gaza is the steadfastness of an entire people.

It may not be clear who are the victors and who are the defeated, but what is clear is that Israel has not achieved its goals: Hamas still very much exists, and Israelis are still held as prisoners in Gaza.

The Gaza Strip has now become a thorn in the side of the Israeli occupation army. It is at a loss about what it can do.

I am sure that the Gaza experience will - if it has not already - become a special case study for military academies around the world.

Palestinian steadfastness in Gaza and, increasingly, in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, is the password in the current phase of the struggle to end the Israeli occupation and establish an independent, sovereign Palestinian state in which Palestinians can live in safety.

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