The American pressure, which brought with it international pressure, demanding that he give up ground entry to Rafah, did not impress the Prime Minister, and despite the sanctions that could follow his decision, finally, after countless postponements and delays, here it is - at a good time, the Prime Minister decided and the IDF began a ground maneuver in Rafah.
Things need to be put on the table, there was no one in the small and expanded cabinet who thought it was possible to end the war without ground activity in Rafah.
Beyond the attempt to please the media, which urged the postponement of the maneuver in Rafah, the real debate among cabinet members was to what extent the ground operation could be postponed in order to try to reach an agreement on the return of the hostages.
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After everyone realized that Hamas, mediated by Egypt, is constantly deceiving us to gain time, the only choice left for everyone is a ground entry to clear Rafah.
But will we reach rest and the inheritance after Rafah? Probably not.
Here are some points worth considering:
• With so much talk about Rafah, we forgot for a moment that there are other places in the center of the Gaza Strip that the IDF has not yet operated in. The assumption among intelligence sources that there are live hostages in the area is what forced the war leaders not to operate there. This very assumption will make it difficult for the IDF to operate freely and forcefully in the Rafah area, which means that the ground operation will not reach its full strength and objectives.
• At the beginning of the war, Israel enjoyed international backing to carry out a ground maneuver in Gaza. After six months of fighting, there is not a single Western country that has not tried to dissuade Israel from ground operations in Rafah. Israel has politely rejected the demands, but over time international pressure will increase and make ground maneuvers in the southern city very difficult.
• Five Hamas battalions remain active in Rafah, but in addition to them, throughout the months of Israeli hesitation, Hamas has sent more and more terrorists to reinforce the local battalions, so the ground activity there will be more persistent and bloody than its predecessors. Our soldiers need many prayers and miracles.
• But the most important thing must be said: With God's help, the IDF will succeed in defeating the enemy in Rafah as well, but the victory will be mainly a localized victory. The Hamas organization and its legacy are deep in the hearts of the Gazans, who yearn to kill every Jew, wherever he may be.,
Therefore, even if the IDF dismantles all of the Hamas battalions in the Gaza Strip and kills all of its fighters, Hamas hostility and murder will not be removed from the citizens of Gaza, who will try at every opportunity to harm us again.
And yet, despite the difficulty of severing the idea, past experience proves that the more force and power the IDF exerts, the longer the deterrence will be maintained, and therefore all that remains for the IDF now is to increase and intensify the attacks so that they will resonate in the hearts of future terrorists for many years to come.
Good luck to the dear IDF soldiers!
