Hamas has lost the military part of the war, says former head of IDF intelligence Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin.
“No rockets have reached the places they were supposed to reach. In the next 24 or 48 hours we’re going to annihilate Hamas’s second strategic effort, the tunnels. Militarily, this is an Israeli victory,” Yadlin reports.
Amos Yadlin (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
However, the two sides are at a standoff when it comes to the diplomatic fight. “Now the fight is over the strategic [ceasefire] arrangements. Hamas has already reduced its demands for a ceasefire” but continues to reject an unconditional ceasefire offered by Israel and Egypt.
“Hamas lost its ability to escalate, and its ability to deter Israel. That’s very important,” Yadlin tells Channel 2. “Egypt [and other Arab players] are benefiting from the delay, from the hits Hamas is taking.”
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