(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Israel is still far from defeating Hamas. But for now, it looks like Hamas isn't capable of stopping or even significantly delaying an Israeli division that enters a military facility or a neighborhood. Almost 700,000 residents of northern Gaza have evacuated the area and headed south to safer areas. Entire neighborhoods of Gaza City and its suburbs have been destroyed. Five and a half weeks after the Oct. 7 massacre, these terrible events are still what is dictating Israel's conduct. During many years of covering IDF operations, I've never encountered determination like this among both officers and soldiers. As far as the officers in Gaza are concerned, the operation should end only once Hamas is defeated. The number of terrorists killed is estimated at 4,100, including almost 1,100 on the first day of fighting inside Israel, and thousands of others have been wounded. The performance of the infantry and tank brigades has been a pleasant surprise, given their comparative lack of operational experience.
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