![]() “The dense urban nature of the will ensure that such an operation will face fierce resistance and will require massive use of force by Israel.” “A ground campaign will inevitably have grave implications for civilians in Gaza,” said Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Many civilians have already been killed in Gaza and 1 million have been displaced according to the United Nations. ![]() “If you want to root out Hamas, it’s going to last a lot more than 50 days like Protective Edge,” said Cohen, referring to the IDF’s 2014 operation. “Basically, what the Israelis are aiming for is complete regime change in Gaza, which is a notable break from” past campaigns, said Raphael Cohen, a senior political scientist at Rand Corp. This operation may be much more extensive. ![]() The fighting killed more than 3,500 Palestinians and more than 70 Israeli soldiers in total.
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