Israel’s War with the Palestinians: The Case for a Breakdown of the Bargini-Mexican Treaty

Whether Israel will actually attack Rafah or whether it could carry out such an assault to what it considers a successful conclusion is still up in the air. The Biden administration warned against a full-scale invasion of Rafah, saying that it could hurt Israel’s security. Mr. Netanyahu said that a date had been set for an invasion and he didn’t say what it was.

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“I don’t think it’s possible to destroy Hamas. I think at best, you can radically degrade its military capacity. I’m not sure what they’ve accomplished over the past six months, he said.

The Palestinian Health Ministry says that 33,00 Palestinians have been killed so far. Some geopolitics researchers, like H.A. Hellyer with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, believe that if that number continues to grow, so does the possibility that groups like Hamas could be further radicalized.

The U.S. Response to ISIS: An Example of the Difficulty of Warfare in the Reionization Era

Ross cites the U.S. military’s response to ISIS in the 2010s as an example of how difficult it is to win victory over an idea. He told NPR that the U.S. was able to defeat the group militarily, but that you can’t get rid of a belief.

There are still plenty of forces in Iraq to prevent the return of the terrorist group. We have thousands of people in Syria who are trying to stop the terrorist group from returning. He said there are pockets of the terrorist group because they have not been wiped out.

“With the civilian death toll being at where it is, I reckon Hamas will actually have a lot of people that will be willing to be recruited in order to defend themselves against further Israeli attacks,” he said.