Israel will not win this war. In three critical areas Hamas, followed by Hezbollah, succeeded in setting the rules of the game, and the longer the bombardment continues, the worse their implications will be for Israel, Haaretz reports.

The first of these is the precedent that Hamas and Hezbollah created along the border with the Gaza Strip and in the north, respectively.

After the October 7 attack and the subsequent loss of personal safety, around 120,000 Israelis left their homes in the western Negev and the north to become “internally displaced” persons.

Meanwhile, it is doubtful whether the goal of destroying Hamas is attainable.

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