I always thought that the official casualty numbers from Israel, both for their own soldiers and for how many Hamas they’ve killed were dubious. But now we’re getting confirmation. Likewise against Hezbollah.
Sure they have:
IDF killed 2,000 Hamas fighters this month, 8,000 since war outbreak, spokesman sayshttps://t.co/Qm1DHWkudi
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) December 21, 2023
Against Hezbollah:
Israeli admit their failure to Hezbollah
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot:
"Israel's deputy foreign minister admitted in a press conference that they had failed in the face of Hezbollah's military tactics : 'We thought Hezbollah would retreat north of the Litani, but what… pic.twitter.com/EiZD0D2Cgt
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) December 22, 2023
And
Israeli channel 13:
The Israeli army has decided to withdraw the famous Golani Brigade from the Gaza Strip due to the large number of casualties among its soldiers pic.twitter.com/DtKF1XCOnr
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) December 22, 2023
And
Israeli political and military analyst Ronen Bergman describes the conditions of Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a Yedioth Ahronot article: “Soldiers are dying in a lumbering army that stands still, exposed to Palestinian fighters who have reorganized. » pic.twitter.com/wbuvDywiIc
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter99800) December 22, 2023
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Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on 27 November that the Israeli army dismissed two officers – one of them a commander – for withdrawing from the battlefield after being ambushed by dozens of Palestinian resistance fighters. The report noted that half of the soldiers… pic.twitter.com/HXodffed8L
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) November 27, 2023
None of this is definitive, of course. But I just as am not seeing evidence suggesting Israel is winning the military fight. Yes, they’ve grabbed some territory, leveled a lot of buildings and killed a ton of civilians, but a guerilla resistance doesn’t fight hard for territory, and reports are that they don’t have solid control of areas they’ve taken.
Israel’s army is just crap, and Hamas is far more motivated and seems more skilled. Videos of Hamas ambushing tanks which didn’t have infantry screens are numerous, for example. What’s holding Hamas back is that, in fact, they don’t have a lot of Iranian equipment: their equipment is basic and a lot of it seems to be home made.
Truly embarrassing.
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