My guess is that this was a catastrophic success for them. They probably planned the attack assuming significant resistance from the IDF. A few fighters would make it through the defenses. If they got lucky, they would be able to take a handful of hostages back into Gaza. Enough to score a political win and maybe earn a few concessions from the hostage negotiation, but not enough to upset the status quo.
When the IDF underperformed, Hamas was left with an attack that went too well, and now has to deal with an enemy that has decided to properly mobilize.
Dude, does this look like a “hostage rescue”? They were presumed dead the moment they got abducted. Hamas can claim victory all they want, all I see is Israel grabbing even more land.
My guess is that this was a catastrophic success for them. They probably planned the attack assuming significant resistance from the IDF. A few fighters would make it through the defenses. If they got lucky, they would be able to take a handful of hostages back into Gaza. Enough to score a political win and maybe earn a few concessions from the hostage negotiation, but not enough to upset the status quo.
When the IDF underperformed, Hamas was left with an attack that went too well, and now has to deal with an enemy that has decided to properly mobilize.
The fun part is you can’t win! The US proves it just like the Soviets before them, colonial Europe so on so forth.
Dude, does this look like a “hostage rescue”? They were presumed dead the moment they got abducted. Hamas can claim victory all they want, all I see is Israel grabbing even more land.