Israel Defence Force (IDF) confused Hamas over ground invasion 'a smart tactic'
Israel defence confused Hamas over ground invasion 'a smart tactic'
The new war between Israel and Hamas/Palestine took a new turn of recent at the time The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) deliberately deceived Hamas in its statements that they could send a ground troop last night.
This brought confusion within the hamas groups. After the plan of IDF was tweeted saying that they had already disbursed ground troops in Gaza, before the army sent put out another statement saying that forces attacked Hamas tunnels along the border but did not cross it.
"It turned out to be a very smart tactic," Michael Stephens, a Middle East fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, told BBC Radio 4's World at One.
"Which was to make Hamas fighters move into their tunnels and get all their preparations ready so that the Israeli military... could target them."
And Mr Stephens predicted Israel would send troops into Gaza, in addition to its current aerial efforts.
"A ground operation is not preferable, it's not ideal, but it's much more likely that Israeli soldiers if they do go in would be able to target these strongholds in a better manner than bombing in the air," he said.
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