IDF spokesman Adm. Daniel Hagari made this admission before Israeli TV on June 19. He disclosed: "The idea that we can destroy Hamas or make Hamas disappear is misleading to the public. What we can do is grow something different, something to replace it, [and] the politicians will decide [on that matter]."
Netanyahu's office pushed back on Hagari's comments, noting that the IDF is "committed" to the cause of eliminating Hamas – formally the Islamic Resistance Movement. It said: "The security cabinet headed by Prime Minister Netanyahu defined the destruction of Hamas' military and governmental capabilities as one of the goals of the war."
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), "the exchange was an illustration of months of tensions between Netanyahu and the country’s military leadership, who argue that Hamas could only be defeated if Israel replaces it with another governing authority in Gaza. The prime minister has said repeatedly that he won't accept an end to the war without the group's eradication as a military and governing power."
Retired IDF Gen. Israeli Ziv, a veteran of multiple wars, said tensions between the Israeli military and security establishment and Netanyahu are at a record high.
"[Both] the IDF … and the security echelon [feel] that we exhausted the purpose of the war. We reached the maximum tactical peak that we can achieve," he remarked. "As long as Rafah was there, they could say, 'Finish the job.' OK, it's finished now."
The Operation Al-Aqsa Flood attack on Oct. 7, 2023 left about 1,200 people dead and 250 taken captive, according to Israeli authorities. Tel Aviv then launched an attack on the Gaza Strip soon after, killing more than 37,000 people – most of them civilians, according to Palestinian authorities.
Dispute between IDF and Bibi partly rooted in how Hamas defeat is defined
The WSJ pointed out that the dispute between the prime minister and the IDF centers, in part, on how officials define a defeat of Hamas. As of writing, the military had dismantled two of Hamas' four battalions in the southern city of Rafah and seized most of it. (Related: Benny Gantz RESIGNS from Netanyahu's war cabinet over failure to achieve "true victory" over Hamas.)
According to an Israeli military official, the IDF deems a battalion "dismantled" when its command structure and ability to carry out organized attacks are eliminated – not just simply when all its fighters are eliminated.
"We are getting close to finishing the job defined by the government," the military official said. "[But] we'll reach a point when we're just fighting guerrilla warfare, and that could take years."
According to military analysts, Hamas' militia forces are likely to survive the Israeli military operation even in Rafah. This is partly because the IDF's approach leaves many lower-ranking Hamas fighters in place. The group's top leadership in Rafah including Yahya Sinwar have also eluded Israeli forces throughout the war.
For his part, Netanyahu has rejected a series of proposals for possible alternatives to Hamas. These include a proposal from Washington to bring in the Palestinian National Authority, which governs the Occupied West Bank. Another proposal from the Arab world for a Palestinian unity government that would include Hamas has been taken off the table.
Ultimately, the WSJ pointed out that some military analysts have questioned whether installing a new government in the Gaza Strip was ever possible – given that Hamas has managed to survive the IDF's military assault.
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9 months ago
Tribe worship (tribalism) and tribalistic sentiments have always been a threat to Islam. The nationalist Arabs take pride in their being Arab, not in being Muslims. An Egyptian thinks of his Pharaoh. A Turk tries to show his connection with Chengiz and Halaku. An Iranian takes pride in Cyrus, Darius, Buzarjomehr, Mani and Mazdak, instead of pride in Muhammad and Ali. An Indian makes heroes of the mythical Hindu figures, and instead of going to the well of Zamzam, he seeks the River Ganges. In this way, the entity of Islam is endangered. That is why Islam has always been hostile to nationalism.
https://www.al-islam.org/islam-and-nationalism-ali-mohammed-naqvi/part-seven-islam-and-nationalism
9 months ago
Part Seven: Islam and Nationalism
by Ali Mohammed Naqvi
Islam and nationalism as two opposite poles
Simple patriotic sentiments, so long as they do not contravene the higher conviction of man is permissible in Islam, like the affection one feels towards one's father, son and family. But as already shown, nationalism does not stop at simple sentiments. It is a socio-political creed and an actual way of life which aims at a full control of man's individual and social conduct. Islam, too, being a school having its own independent, spiritual, practical, political and social system and comprising a particular set of beliefs, it naturally comes into conflict with the school of nationalism.
https://www.al-islam.org/islam-and-nationalism-ali-mohammed-naqvi/part-seven-islam-and-nationalism
9 months ago
Hamas is a PERSONA FICTA (corp). Kill the apes that represent the corp it leads to Corporate Dissolution. About Dissolving a Corporation After Death https://www.comitersinger.com/blog/about-dissolving-a-corporation-after-death/
9 months ago
What makes anyone believe that the terrorists always stay in the same country? Why are they so anti Israel while not caring in the slightest for the banking, media and Hollywood movie industries? What about new Palestine supporters? Some might get radicalised even though they have no links at all to Islam and the Arabs.
Any country with a media (which is all of them) gets their media to report on the Middle East and it can’t help but upset those of us with a conscience. We wish we could do something to help 😰
What all this means is that Hamas is an IDEOLOGY and it will still be around long after every Palestinian has been killed.
9 months ago • edited
Of course they can't get rid of them. If they did they wouldn't have an excuse to steal more American money than usual or kill pal people for their land and underground water sending them into Europe to destroy the European race. Anyone who looks into the infrastructure the facilities of both Israel and Palestinian turf can see with no doubt that Israel not only started this but have control over Hamas and the USaguv They are clearing Ukraine for Jews to flee there as victims after the world realizes the hell they've unleashed and goes after them. The only issue is most Americans are more interested in the emotions than actually studying the place and seeing the lies from IDF including their Hamas mossad led group.
9 months ago
HAMAS = "Whack-a-Mole"!!!
9 months ago • edited
"""The idea that we can destroy Hamas or make Hamas disappear is misleading to the public. What we can do is grow something different, something to replace it, [and] the politicians will decide [on that matter]."""
In other words, they will replace one of their creations with a new one because the other one was discovered to be what it was.
The politicians HOPE they will decide. They probably will because most people don't even know the government is run by the enemies of humanity and I can't think of anything more obvious than that.