Analysis – IDF goes beyond international law to protect enemy civilians
The IDF has pioneered methods like “roof knocking” a non-lethal munition dropped on a building to warn civilians of impending strikes
The IDF has pioneered methods like “roof knocking” a non-lethal munition dropped on a building to warn civilians of impending strikes
The cabinet is faced with three alternatives, all of which are difficult, but a decision must be made.
IDF considers daring plan to split Gaza in two and relocate civilians.
Unless Hamas is dismantled, no viable civilian alternative can emerge.
Israel fears a repeat of the October 7th massacre of its citizens. By Hezy Laing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported decision to conquer the Gaza
In most wars throughout history, the fighting side does not provide relief to the enemy’s population.
‘The only path to victory is to fully dismantle Hamas’s military and governing capabilities.’
Only two countries lie between Iran and Israel: Iraq and Jordan.
The IDF’s strategy of entering, withdrawing, and re-entering hotspots has allowed Hamas to regroup and rebuild.
The program is wounded, but not necessarily dead.
The rescue forces that arrived struggled to extinguish the blaze
Western analysts have raised concerns that China could be materially supporting Iran.
Iran effectively operates with two separate armed forces: the regular Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps.
So far Israel has refrained from attacking Iranian civilian infrastructure, but this could change.
The first significant strike came in 2010, when the Stuxnet cyberattack, attributed to Israel, crippled centrifuges at Natanz.
Experts estimate Iran has a remaining inventory of only 300 to 1,300 missiles.
The Iranian regime is not merely a regional menace. It is a global threat. By Yuval David, Algemeiner As missiles rain down on Israel, they
the IDF is moving to outright occupy and destroy Hamas’ presence in a given area and then deny them any chance of rebuilding.
Any Israeli strike would require a week-long campaign targeting multiple sites: the Natanz enrichment complex, the deeply buried Fordow facility, Isfahan’s uranium conversion plant, and suspected weaponization sites.
An analyst told CNN that Israel is highly unlikely to attack Iran without American approval, fearing a rift with President Donald Trump.
