The IDF’s ‘three-phase’ operation would increase Hamas’s influence in the region rather than extinguishing it, says Paul Rogers, emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University
Defence Forces are poised to start ground operations in northern Gaza and the intended outcome is clear – the termination of Hamas. But previous experience suggests that despite being the far superior military force, they will fail.
Given the utter determination of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to destroy Hamas, many thousands more Palestinians will be killed and tens of thousands wounded. If the war eventually ends, the Palestinians of Gaza are likely to be contained in a far smaller area and subject to intense surveillance. The second is that the settlements are so widespread across that whole territory, and many settlers are so determined to exercise control, that tensions with the majority Palestinian population are very high. The recentat Ein Rashash is just one example of repeated encroachment on Palestinian land and has been paralleled by repeated acts of violence across the occupied territories.
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