Old article but most still ring true, in thisterrorwar.... including regarding Hezbollah
Extracts:
Israel's destruction of Gaza
Israel rained destruction down on Gaza, especially early in the war because very few buildings can withstand gigantic explosions beneath them, this method involves a lot of wreckage, compounding the damage brought by tens of thousands of airstrikes
In part because of the tunnels, Israel has caused more destruction in Gaza than Syria did in Aleppo and more than Russia did in Mariupol, according to an Associated Press analysis
John Spencer is the chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, served two tours in Iraq and has made two visits to Gaza during the current war to observe operations there. Spencer said,
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”Israel has done far more to protect civilians than the United States did in Afghanistan and Iraq”
Spencer reports, Israel
has warned civilians when and where it is about to begin operations and published an online map showing which areas to leave
has sent out millions of pamphlets, texts and recorded calls warning civilians of coming operations
has conducted four-hour daily pauses to allow civilians to leave combat areas
has dropped speakers that blast out instructions about when to leave and where to go
These measures, have telegraphed where the IDF is going [heads up! for terrorists Hamas] to move next
These measures, to be honest “have prolonged the war"
