One of Hamas' main goals in this current round of fighting is to retain enough Fajr-5 rockets to allow it to threaten the Israeli heartland, the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem corridor. If they succeed, Hamas will have gained a significant lever in its relations with the Israelis. The Israeli goal is to deny Hamas these rockets. The problem for the Israelis is that this requires a ground assault in order to have any chance of success. The Israelis may think they know where the rockets are, but they cannot be certain. Airstrikes can target known facilities, at least those where rockets are not stored in hardened underground bunkers. But only by going in on the ground with substantial force will the Israelis have the opportunity to search for and destroy the rockets.
by George Friedman, read more: A Pause for Negotiations in the Israeli-Hamas Conflict | Stratfor
One
of Hamas' main goals in this current round of fighting is to retain
enough Fajr-5 rockets to allow it to threaten the Israeli heartland, the
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem corridor. If they succeed, Hamas will have gained a
significant lever in its relations with the Israelis. The Israeli goal
is to deny Hamas these rockets. The problem for the Israelis is that
this requires a ground assault in order to have any chance of success.
The Israelis may think they know where the rockets are, but they cannot
be certain. Airstrikes can target known facilities, at least those where
rockets are not stored in hardened underground bunkers. But only by
going in on the ground with substantial force will the Israelis have the
opportunity to search for and destroy the rockets.
Read more: A Pause for Negotiations in the Israeli-Hamas Conflict | Stratfor
One
of Hamas' main goals in this current round of fighting is to retain
enough Fajr-5 rockets to allow it to threaten the Israeli heartland, the
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem corridor. If they succeed, Hamas will have gained a
significant lever in its relations with the Israelis. The Israeli goal
is to deny Hamas these rockets. The problem for the Israelis is that
this requires a ground assault in order to have any chance of success.
The Israelis may think they know where the rockets are, but they cannot
be certain. Airstrikes can target known facilities, at least those where
rockets are not stored in hardened underground bunkers. But only by
going in on the ground with substantial force will the Israelis have the
opportunity to search for and destroy the rockets.
Read more: A Pause for Negotiations in the Israeli-Hamas Conflict | Stratfor
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