Recently there have been two incidents in Gaza . On 12 December, there was a skilful triple ambush staged by Hamas paramilitaries in a part of Gaza supposedly controlled by Israeli forces.
An IDF unit was ambushed and took casualties.
Further troops were sent to aid that unit, and they were then ambushed, as were reinforcements.
Ten IDF soldiers were reported killed and other seriously wounded, but it was their seniority that counted, including as it did a colonel and three majors from the elite Golani Brigade.
That Hamas, supposedly decimated and with thousands of troops already killed, could mount such an operation anywhere in Gaza, let alone a district reportedly already under IDF control, should raise doubts about the idea that Israel is making substantial progress in the war.
However, what is clear is the Gaza Civilian famine created by Israel on Gaza and the vast loss of lives of civilians as has been reported by variety of sources. [The Guardian]
