Israel Lost The War Against Hamas

This is what Hamas won in this war:

1. It turned world opinion against Israel and morphed it into a pariah state.
2. It has negotiated the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, many of whom have been sentenced to life terms.
3. While some of its leaders were killed, they will be replaced with new ones.
4. While many of its fighters were killed, according to press reports, Hamas has been rebuilding its fighting wing, which now has 12,000 soldiers in Gaza.
5. Hamas has proved that Israel is willing to give up huge amounts to get a small amount in return.
6. Hamas gets to claim proudly that the October 7, 2023 military operation brought about terrific results. In fact, Israel is weaker now than it was on October 6, 2023.
7. It really pays to fight Israel.
8. While much of Gaza has been destroyed, the world is about to provide huge sums in order to rebuild it.
9. Hamas will still control Gaza. UNRWA will remain as it has been.
10. The war has created a serious rift between Israel and the United States.
11. Initially, Hamas will only have to release three hostages. It will have to release 4 more hostages shortly after that. During phase one of the deal, only a total of 33 hostages will be released. Israel may trade more Palestinian prisoners being held by Hamas for more hostages after that. Thus, at the end of phase one of the deal, Hamas will be able to continue to hold roughly 30 hostages, some of whom may already be dead.
12. Israel has failed in its objectives as stated at the beginning of the war, which included the total elimination of Hamas in Gaza.
13. The cost to Israel of this war has been enormous. Not only has Hamas been able to kill hundreds of Israeli soldiers in Gaza since October 7th, but Israel’s national debt has increased substantially and its economy has been hurt as well. It has been estimated that Israel’s economic activity has almost flat-lined by the war.
14. While Israel will get some respite from Hamas forces in Gaza, it still has the remaining parts of the axis of resistance, including the Houthis, Hamas on the West Bank, and Iran, to deal with.
15. Israel will begin to withdraw its troops from Gaza and, for now, the killing will cease (maybe).
16. Israel has lost the “anti-semitism” and “Holocaust” cards, which they’ve been shamelessly using to guilt-trip the world. They are now seen as the New Nazis and the new anti-Semites, especially since Palestinians are the Real Semites, not converted Jews. They have massacred at least around 200,000 Palestinians (direct and indirect deaths), and many have labeled this genocide as the “Holocaust of our time”.

What Israel has obtained that it did NOT have on October 6, 2023.

1. Almost nothing.