Coming to Terms with the Magnitude of Hamas’s Tunnels
A unique challenge that is likely to re-emerge after the war ends.
August 8, 2025
A unique challenge that is likely to re-emerge after the war ends.
Behind the question of what Israel should do next in Gaza lies another one: why has the IDF not yet managed to defeat Hamas decisively, or put Hamas in a position where it would sue for peace? Why do Israeli forces defeat Hamas fighters in one location after another, only to return and sometimes return again? Why even now does the IDF only control two-thirds of Gaza, an area it managed to seize in a matter of days during the 1956 Sinai campaign, and again during the Six-Day War?
A unique challenge that is likely to re-emerge after the war ends.
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Subscribe NowBehind the question of what Israel should do next in Gaza lies another one: why has the IDF not yet managed to defeat Hamas decisively, or put Hamas in a position where it would sue for peace? Why do Israeli forces defeat Hamas fighters in one location after another, only to return and sometimes return again? Why even now does the IDF only control two-thirds of Gaza, an area it managed to seize in a matter of days during the 1956 Sinai campaign, and again during the Six-Day War?