The goal is civilian casualties: Hamas wants to set this bloody trap for the Israelis

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Israel wants to end terror in Gaza. A major ground offensive is intended to remedy this, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (64) announced on Wednesday. The goal: the destruction of the radical Islamic terrorist group Hamas.

However, their plan will likely pose enormous challenges for the Israeli military. Hamas, which meticulously planned the bloody attack, will do everything in its power to prevent the Israeli counter-offensive from succeeding.

As “Bild” reports, a brutal plan is designed to help the Hamas terrorists win.

Hamas targets civilians

As security expert Peter Neumann (48), professor at King’s College London, says in an interview with the newspaper: Hamas will try to involve the Israelis in street fighting.

Particularly insidious: It is likely that countless civilians will die as a result of Hamas’ tactics. Expert Neumann also confirms this. There is a great danger that civilians will become involved in urban warfare and that the Israeli intervention will result in a quasi-occupation with many civilian casualties. “This is the trap that Hamas wants to set for Israel,” Neumann said.

Hostages are used as bait

According to the professor, the terrorists are not afraid to use the more than a hundred hostages they have kidnapped in the Gaza Strip as leverage. “For Hamas, these are not only a kind of bait to draw Israel into the door-to-door fighting, but also a propaganda tool and, above all, an opportunity to humiliate Israel en masse.”

The hostages include not only adults, but also children and babies – a nightmare for the families of those abducted. With each passing day, pressure on the Israeli government increases. They all demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (73) finally take measures to free their relatives.

Former Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser (70) and former head of the Israeli army’s intelligence department told Bild that Israel must now “put a lot of pressure on Hamas.” “If they don’t release the hostages, their survival is at stake,” Kuperwasser said.

However, it is utopian to believe that all hostages can be released. “It won’t be easy to find out where every hostage is located,” Kuperwasser said. Expert Peter Neumann also chimes in: “Unfortunately, I am almost certain that not all hostages can be released.” (dzc)

Source: Blick