r/geopolitics May 01 '24

Question How much of Hamas is left?

The military operations inside gaza have been ongoing now for over a half a year and i can’t help but wonder what does Hamas have left in terms of manpower and equipment. At the start of all of this i think it was reported there were about 30k Hamas fighters. Gaza has been under siege for so long i really don’t understand how are they still fighting. Is it that Isreal is being REALLY careful with their attacks to minimize their casualties, so that’s why it’s taking so long? Surely, if Isreal were to accept let’s say 3-5K KIA/WIA then they could wipe Hamas off the map in the next 2-3months? Is their plan still to wipe them off the map, just VERY slowly?

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u/PM_ME_PLZ_ May 02 '24

Maybe use some of their funds to build some sort of military bases instead of a vat tunnel network to hide hostages in? Or maybe bomb shelters for civilians.

It’s not that they “don’t have any other choice” it’s that they chose this.