Verschobene Invasion

Interessante Analyse der Jerusalem Post: Why has the Gaza ground invasion been delayed since Friday?

There is also a deepening recognition in the IDF and at the political level, that the IDF has not done anything like this in decades, and that rushing in unprepared, simply to more quickly satisfy the wider population’s thirst for retribution, could be a large mistake.

In this perspective, the 2006 Second Lebanon War ground invasion was a complete mess, with the airpower being the successful part, with both the 2008-9 and 2014 invasions of Gaza being more symbolic.

In other words, with all of the many „rounds“ of conflict, the IDF should not be overconfident about its talent at conducting large land invasion operations.

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