After the Israeli army launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip, many people thought that it was a one-sided war in which Israel's powerful army, navy and air force would crush Hamas.
Judging by the experience of the previous five Middle East wars, some people believe that this time Israel will flatten Hamas in a short period of time and force Hamas to raise its hand and surrender.
If we look at the comparison of strength, the gap between Hamas and Israel is even greater than the gap between the Chinese People's Volunteers and the US military.
Hamas has only rudimentary rockets and handmade RPGs and bazookas, as well as individual soldiers such as AK47s. And Israel has a modern army that is armed to the teeth, and the equipment of the navy, land and air force is very advanced. The most important thing is that Hamas has no strategic room for maneuver, and the two sides only fight in a small space like Gaza, and Israel has an absolute advantage.
At the beginning of the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave Hamas two paths: either surrender unconditionally, hand over all the hostages, and let go of **, and all Hamas members will be imprisoned in Israeli prisons and never come out alive;Another way is to be completely wiped out by the Israeli army, and every Hamas member must die.
After more than two months of war, Hamas was not only not frightened by the Israeli army's wanton bombing, but used tunnels to fight guerrilla warfare with Israel, inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli army.
Generally speaking, in a war where there is too much difference in strength, the weaker side will not last long before surrendering.
During World War II, the German army defeated France in only 44 days from the launch of the French campaign on May 10 to the surrender of France on June 22. France** announced its surrender, the French capital Paris was declared an "undefended" city, and the Nazi fascist army marched into Paris.
De Gaulle led a group of men to the British Isles to form an exile**, and the French mainland was handed over to the Germans to trample on.
Poland was even more miserable, being caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet army from east to west, holding out for more than a month before surrendering. The Soviet army captured a large number of Polish servicemen, of whom more than 20,000 Polish officers were killed by Stalin's order, which is known as the "Katyn" incident.
In the face of the blitzkrieg of the German ** team, the resistance of small countries such as the Netherlands and Luxembourg lasted only a few hours, and it was basically a symbolic resistance, and then they surrendered.
Hamas was not frightened by the menacing Israeli army, but bravely picked up the rudimentary ** and fought with the Israelis.
In just two months, Hamas destroyed hundreds of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles, killing and wounding thousands of Israeli soldiers. Hamas members not only dare to fight a strong enemy, but are also very good at fighting. They take advantage of the tunnels, and they are elusive, and they hit and run. The Israeli army simply doesn't know what Hamas members are in, and they don't even know how they were injured.
Hamas members are very brave and not afraid of death, and they can actually run close to the Israeli tank, put a magnetic bomb on the tank and then run away, such a tactic is extremely dangerous, and it can be killed at any time.
It is an impossible task for Israel to eliminate Hamas in a short period of time, and Netanyahu is aware of this, and they are ready to fight the war for a year.
The question now is whether Netanyahu can withstand the enormous pressure at home and abroad because the Israeli military is too big, and it is worth watching.