The recent tragedy in Gaza, where Israeli troops killed three Israeli hostages, tells us a lot about the IDF approach to combat there. I am reminded of what Peter Zeihan has said about Russian operations in Ukraine. This is not an exact quote:
Once the Russians have destroyed all the civilian infrastructure, the population will self select. A portion of them will evacuate and you never have to worry about them again. The remainder will obviously be there to fight and you can kill them on sight.
This sounds very much like what appears to be the current IDF philosophy — if it moves, shoot it; if it doesn’t move, blow it up.
The big difference between the Israeli and the Russian armies, and what makes Israel a civilized country, is that when friendly civilians are killed in Gaza, it’s a tragedy. In Ukraine, it’s a Tuesday.
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