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Israels PM: 'Hamas stopped firing and did not receive any of the things it demanded', so why are some disappointed?
Israel Claims 'Victory' Following Gaza Operation
srael is claiming victory in the 50-day war with Hamas, which temporarily ended in a ceasefire that went into force Tuesday.
"We were victorious in the negotiation phase,” said Liran Dan, Head of the National Information Directorate in the Prime Minister's Office, in an interview with IDF Radio Wednesday. “The military blow that the IDF dealt Hamas – the hardest it has experienced since it was founded – was heavy and meaningful. What we saw is that in a prolonged and well executed campaign, Hamas suffered a harsh military blow and damage to the most heavily constructed arrays it built.”
Idan said that Hamas built up networks of rockets, attack tunnels and terror forces over years with the intent of using them against Israel, and these have been smashed by the IDF.
"We should ask the opposite question,” Dan said. “What has Hamas achieved with this campaign? It set out with a very clear goal and did not achieve it.” Hamas wanted sea and air ports, it wanted funding allowed into Gaza, it wanted the blockade of Gaza lifted, it wanted the terrorists who were released in the Schalit deal and recently rearrested released, it wanted Turkey and Qatar to mediate in the negotiations, and received none of these things, he noted. Hamas thought that the Israeli public's spirit would break after one week's fighting, and was proved wrong, he insisted.
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
But it is still a fact that Hamas is committed to the destruction of Israel, and I seriously doubt they will stop smuggling rockets into Gaza so they can attempt to kill Jews with them. In other words, Hamas has asked for a time-out to reload.
- ?Lv 77 years ago
Israel was losing the PR war due to 2,000 dead babies, children and parents and images of body parts, bloody and dismembered by blasts. No civilized people could tolerate that any longer. Israel was losing tourist money, thats the only reason they stopped the mass murders.
Hamas got a victory in public sympathy, and in one month discussion of a seaport and airport. If any of the blockade is lifted so people can earn a living fishing and sellng their produce, that is a victory for society. If people get an airport they can get the hell away if they want. Right now, Israel controls everything and everyone in and out of Gaza. Israel even hacks into peoples cell phone conversations.
OLDWHITEGUY: The Hamas charter is a piece of paper that can be rewritten. Why dont you read the Likud Party statement.
Source(s): http://www.juancole.com/2014/08/charter-destructio... http://mondoweiss.net/2014/07/understanding-hamas.... - Anonymous7 years ago
Israel has become even less popular globally since this latest massacre,even a lot of Americans were sickened by it, I wouldn't claim that as a victory!
- ?Lv 77 years ago
As far as the BBC said last night Israel was ending the blockade so rebuilding could begin. Did Hamas want more than this ?
Frankly I dont think they will ever be satisfied as they hate the Jewish people and their ultimate is the destruction of Israel.
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- Anonymous7 years ago
Aint no victory!
