IDF Faces a Harsh Actuality in Southern Gaza

Khan Younis, Gaza

What is going on in southern Gaza—and as vital, what isn’t taking place—threatens to depart the Center East violently unstable for years. The battle for Khan Younis is forcing Israel to face a harsh actuality: Hamas probably gained’t be completely annihilated. And Israel’s two objectives, killing Hamas’s leaders and rescuing all of the hostages, are coming into contradiction.