"This tactic was used by Napoleon,
and today Hamas uses it.
This is why Israel still cannot defeat it.
Although Israel has overwhelming conventional advantages and U.S. support,
it still cannot defeat Hamas.
All thanks to the tactics it uses to paralyze the enemy's forces.
An attack in open terrain using several mechanized vehicles and mortars would be suicide for Hamas.
Recognizing significant technological differences and the disproportion of power in Israel's favor, it adjusts its actions.
For example,
in Ukraine, the extensive use of drones has provided greater visibility of the battlefield - meaning there are few places to hide significant combat power, logistical facilities and command posts.
Hamas is trying to take away this advantage in Gaza from Israel.
Its fighters are hiding in apartment buildings, labyrinths of tunnels, as well as mosques, schools and hospitals, trying to 'blend in' with the civilian population.
Equally important,
by dispersing its forces and logistical supplies, Hamas is trying to create the impression that it is much smaller and has much fewer strategic goals than it actually is.
As Israel detects broadcast signals more effectively, Hamas has changed its tactics accordingly -
sending fewer signals.
The militant group knows that phone calls and other instant messaging will quickly be detected by the enemy, as will text communications.
Therefore, it has created strict rules for the use of mobile phones, thus reducing the risk of the adversary detecting messages about planned events, such as
the attacks on October 7.
Precision weapons – from man-portable Javelins to long-range ATACMS guided missiles – are everywhere now. The ability to combine drone sensors with precision-guided artillery, JDAM missiles, and anti-tank weapons is a commander's dream come true - one shot, one kill.
It no longer takes hundreds of artillery shells or bombs to attack a target when a single JDAM missile or drone can blow up an entire headquarters.
Israel has the same capabilities, but in the Gaza Strip it plays a much smaller role.
There, Israel's overwhelming advantage is diminished by Hamas's camouflage and tunnels, as well as the fact that it has only a few missile launch sites and mortar positions.
It has virtually no large military formations, mechanized vehicles or ammunition stocks that could become the target of attack.
We should also not forget that the side that chooses the time, place and method of fighting has the advantage in war.
In the past, Napoleon was a master of this,
today Hamas uses it -
it is not without reason that it initiates military operations in dense, crowded urban areas.
This is by far the most difficult form of fighting, and it helps eliminate Israel's enormous numerical, equipment and technological advantage.
There is much to be said for Hamas's communications strategy, ardent population and radical ideology.
However,
its ability to minimize the impact of the latest technologies that proved crucial in the war in Ukraine cannot be overlooked.
Over the past year, the world has watched as the Russian Goliath tries to destroy Ukraine, which, thanks to new technologies, is fighting on an equal footing with the aggressor.
However, this will not be the case in Gaza.
Hamas certainly won't win, but that doesn't mean it will definitely lose."
Wojna w Ukrainie skłoniła wielu ekspertów do ogłoszenia nowej epoki w dziedzinie konfliktów zbrojnych. Później jednak doszło do ataków na Bliskim Wschodzie. Chociaż Izrael ma zdecydowaną przewagę konwencjonalną i wsparcie USA, wciąż nie może pokonać Hamasu.
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