The IDF ace unit "Gorani Brigade" suffered heavy losses, the brigade commander and several senior officers were killed in an ambush by Hamas, and nearly a quarter of the troops had to be withdrawn to Israel for repairs!
At the same time, news broke that Israel is using Qatar's coordination and mediation to achieve a ceasefire with Hamas, and to exchange prisoners for hostages!Dramatically, however, Hamas has refused: release the detained Palestinians first, and then talk about a ceasefire. Otherwise, don't talk about it!
How could Israel, which had almost complete control of northern Gaza and had won one victory after another, suddenly succumb?
First of all, the war in the Gaza Strip has created a tug-of-war situation, and Israel does not see the possibility of ending the war in the short term!And the continuation of the war will only make Israel mired in the quagmire of Gaza!
That. 2. Gaza is Hamas's home turf, although Hamas and the people of Gaza in the Gaza Strip are miserable, but their homes are invaded, facing life and death, and their relatives are killed, which will provoke more Gaza people to take up the fight to the end!Israel will not be completely cleared of Gazans!
That. Third, Israel is fighting alone in the Middle East, and now the Red Sea has been turned upside down by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Israel's military transportation routes are threatened and unsustainable. A detour to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa will undoubtedly increase the cost, increase the time and increase the difficulty.
Finally, the continued rocket attacks by Hamas and Allah, although they do not cause much damage to Israel, can damage Israel's economic development environment and destroy the atmosphere of living and working in peace and contentment. It will not be possible to attract international investment to develop the economy. In the long run, Israel's economy will stagnate and the people's living standards will decline, and it will be difficult to sustain it!