The recent conflict in Gaza, particularly marked by the events of October 7 with scenes of unimaginable horror, has led to a strategic defeat for Hamas. Edward Luttwak's analysis in Tablet Magazine reveals that Hamas leaders mistakenly thought Israel would not dare to invade Gaza. Contrary to many pundits' expectations of a bloody stalemate with thousands of Israeli casualties, IDF losses were under 300, while Hamas suffered over 10,000 fighters killed. This outcome has revived the idea of victory as a war aim. Reports also indicate the US pressured Israel to avoid a complete victory in Gaza, but Israeli ingenuity resulted in Hamas failing to kill large numbers of IDF soldiers, unlike the casualties inflicted among their own civilians.
Astonishing @ELuttwak in @tabletmag I underestimated how much pressure the US is putting on Israel to *not win* in Gaza. But thanks to Israeli ingenuity, Hamas has failed to kill large numbers of IDF as they've done with their own civilians. https://t.co/mxlcUHYVZk
Astonishing @ELuttwak in @tabletmag I underestimated how much pressure the US is putting on Israel to *not win* in Gaza. But thanks to Israeli ingenuity, Hamas has failed to inflict kill large numbers of IDF as they've done with their own civilians. https://t.co/mxlcUHYVZk
Urban warfare is the most treacherous and difficult kind of fighting. It's why most pundits predicted thousands of Israeli casualties in the Gaza offensive and a bloody stalemate. Fewer than 300 IDF soldiers have died in combat in Gaza vs more than 10K Hamas fighters killed or…
My account of the war in Gaza: why so few IDF casualties why such high Hamas losses. Unbelievably, Hamas leaders thought that Israel would not dare to invade Gaza. This war is reviving the idea of Victory as a war aim. https://t.co/huZiqbXH69
Why Israel Is Winning in Gaza: The victory that Hamas achieved on October 7, with all its scenes of unimaginable horror, has become a leading driver of its strategic defeat, from @ELuttwak https://t.co/13nfK2lHmc