Israel can eaily wipeout the population of Gaza, it would have taken betwern 24 to 48 hours.
Ever heard of optics? strategy? politics? sanctions? allies?
I’d imagine decision makers in Israel realized that a full blown takeover of it’s tiny neighbor in 48 hrs would not be a good look. Just like others have realized, if you do things slow, like the Republican slow-moving coup, people react much less.
In the first 48 hours after the initial attack on Israel, Israel had free range to do whatever they want. There was still Hamas people hiding in Kibutz in the area and IDF forces were still rescuing civilians and uncovering the horror of the initiall attack.
If IDF had an oopsy and everyone in Gaza died no one would have blinked an eye.
The slow process we see now is evidence that Israel tried to reduce harm to civilians.
Ever heard of optics? strategy? politics? sanctions? allies?
I’d imagine decision makers in Israel realized that a full blown takeover of it’s tiny neighbor in 48 hrs would not be a good look. Just like others have realized, if you do things slow, like the Republican slow-moving coup, people react much less.
In the first 48 hours after the initial attack on Israel, Israel had free range to do whatever they want. There was still Hamas people hiding in Kibutz in the area and IDF forces were still rescuing civilians and uncovering the horror of the initiall attack. If IDF had an oopsy and everyone in Gaza died no one would have blinked an eye.
The slow process we see now is evidence that Israel tried to reduce harm to civilians.