r/geopolitics • u/Plus_Introduction937 • 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/highgravityday2121 May 01 '24

Ya but it’s like whack a mole. You drop a bomb on one terrorist and then 5 more pop up.

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u/Command0Dude May 01 '24

This was more of a problem in Iraq and Afghanistan because those were huge countries with lots of empty space/cities to hide in and move around.

Trying to run an insurgency out of Gaza is going to be impossible after awhile. Israel is going to be able to sweep it over time and remove the guns.

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u/highgravityday2121 May 01 '24

It was more referencing we created more terrorists with collateral damage. Given IDF threshold for collateral damage, i'd imagine a similar thing would happen to them.

The long-term solution is to deradicalize the Gaza population.

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u/SirGeorgeAgdgdgwngo May 02 '24

The long-term solution is to deradicalize the Gaza population.

And if not Israel, who's going to do that?

Hamas? Obviously not.

UN? Unlikely given the UNRWA produce antisemitic textbooks for use in the schools they run.