As Israel and Palestinian faction Hamas agreed to a new
three-day ceasefire, efforts are continuing in Cairo for a longer-term deal.
Efforts that are hampered by Israel’s latest demand that they will not negotiate
while under fire from Hamas.
That in short is the main reason why the two sides had been
unable to come to an agreement thus far. Hamas has been doing far better
against the Israelis than anyone thought they would and the Israeli government
is trying to find ways and means to avoid giving Hamas a victory.
Since Israel launched "Operation Protective Edge"
on 8 July, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has killed more than 1,900
Palestinians, but most of them have been civilians. In contrast, sixty-seven
people have died on the Israeli side, but only 3 of whom were civilians.
If you just look at the numbers, you can clearly see that
the IDF is winning the battle. However if you take into account that Hamas is heavily
outmanned, outspent and outgunned by the Israelis, it’s kind of surprising they
have done as well as they had. Not only that, with their tunnels, Hamas had
proved that they have the capabilities to strike at Israeli military targets
directly.
That is why the Arab world who initially treated the
conflict with a collective shrug is now suddenly trying to find a solution for
a ceasefire. Hamas’ capabilities in the field are embarrassing them and the
longer it goes, the worse it is for them. And what if Hamas?
Hamas would benefit the most from a ceasefire. They have demonstrated
their military capabilities to the world and their political aim of freely the
Israeli siege have the full backing of the Palestinian people. The crazy thing
about the whole affair is that the good field result of Hamas is probably
what’s stopping them from getting what they want; the lifting of the Israeli siege.
That is why the fighting hasn’t stopped and negotiations
haven’t gotten anywhere. All sides are so focused on not losing that Palestinian
lives lost in the fighting are a secondary concern.
3 comments:
There is no honor in warfare my friend. Only winners and losers. Say what you want but Hamas tactics of tunnels and fighting within the cities are losing them the battle but winning them the war.
If you tell a lie too many time, it will sound plausible and you keep the lie long enough, only the strongest of critic will see thru the lie. Hama is not winning the war by winning, they are winning by piling up the body count, offen the innocent that has nowhere to go.
Correct, and the reason why they have no place to go is because of the Israeli siege. As long as Hamas fight in the cities, Israeli bombs will continue to hit civilians who are pen in due to the siege.
Add that to the fact that Hamas will continue to use their remaining tunnels to hit at Israeli military targets and it become a case of heads Hamas wins; tails the Israeli lose.
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