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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-771203
Gaza War to Take Several Months; Thousands of Hamas Terrorists Killed
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - The current invasion of Gaza with intense fighting, and later stages of insurgency and lower-grade fighting, will take several months, informed sources have told the Jerusalem Post. Hamas is not expected to surrender at any point. Hamas is avoiding large-scale battles as they wait patiently to spring ambushes. Thousands of Hamas terrorists have been killed by the IDF, some 1,500 during the first few days. Tens of thousands of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad forces remain in Gaza. It is unclear how many are still in northern Gaza. Soldiers' morale is considered very high. Despite successful ambushes against an armored personnel carrier and a tank, losses have been low, given the challenging urban invasion setting. Hamas has fired hundreds of anti-tank missiles at IDF forces, mostly without success. U.S. support has been critical in restocking weaponry, in projecting power to other regional adversaries, and in offering useful advice for fighting in urban settings. But American military personnel do nothing more than give advice, which the IDF can choose to accept or reject.