America Challenges Israel's Assertions: How Will Netanyahu Respond?
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American Intelligence report has revealed that after 7 months of war, Israel's army has been able to eliminate only 30 to 35 percent of Hamas. After the arrival of this report, many questions have been raised about the strategy of the Israeli Army.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said before sending troops to Rafah that we had driven out Hamas from Gaza and that to eliminate it we would have to enter Rafah. Before Israeli control, there were about 1.4 million Palestine refugees in Rafah. According to the UN, about 8 lakh Palestinians have fled from Rafah after the Israeli invasion. A recent American Intelligence report has exposed Netanyahu's claim. Despite the lives of more than 35 thousand Palestinians and billions of dollars of American aid, the Israeli army has not been able to eliminate Hamas.
The report said that even after 7 months of war, only 30 to 35 percent of Hamas fighters have been killed. Whereas about 70 percent of the fighters are still alive. According to the American newspaper 'Politico', most of the fighters who took part in the October 7 attack are still alive.
Hamas's tunnel is still there, and Palestinians' houses have just destroyed
Politico quoted sources as saying that 65 percent of Hamas's tunnels are intact and in recent months Hamas has recruited thousands of youth into the group. About 70 percent of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed due to Israeli bombing and it has become difficult for Gazans to get basic facilities like hospitals, medicines, schools and food etc.
This report has come at a time when America has expressed concern over Israel's Rafah operation. On Monday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown criticized Israel's strategy in Gaza, warning that the failure of Israeli forces to secure the occupied territory and eliminate Hamas from northern Gaza would undermine its military objectives. Is hindering.
Hamas Israel war
After Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa on October 7, Israel has vowed to root out Hamas. To fulfill this objective, Israel has been continuously bombing Gaza for 7 months. In which more than 35 thousand people have been killed, more than 15 thousand children are included among those who died. About 1200 Israelis were killed in Hamas's Operation Al-Aqsa and more than 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas fighters in Gaza. 125 hostages are still in the custody of Hamas.