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IDF's tactical upper hand over Hamas in Gaza is diminishing
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
tags: Gaza, military capacity 

The casualties Israel has suffered during offensive operations in the Gaza Strip- three dead in the past three months - hint at a troubling trend: The Israel Defense Forces' tactical advantage over Hamas in Gaza is shrinking.

In recent months, the IDF has conducted operations in Gaza on a nearly daily basis. The area of operations is limited: no more than three kilometers from the fence - an area the army likes to call the "security zone." However, this means that there are regular clashes with forward divisions of Hamas, which also often uses other Palestinian organizations as auxiliaries. The IDF operations are meant to push the militants further away from Israeli territory in an effort to prevent them from crossing into Israel, digging tunnels or carrying out other offensive operations, such as attempting to abduct soldiers, firing mortars and laying roadside bombs.

But Hamas has not taken these IDF efforts lying down. In order to reduce the freedom of operation of IDF units, Hamas sets up ambushes when they enter the Gaza Strip and also when they leave it.
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Until recently, it was obvious who was winning this confrontation. The IDF has an enormous advantage in terms of firepower, observation, control of the air, armored vehicles and troop training. Dozens of IDF operations in the strip following the abduction of Gilad Shalit in the summer of 2006resulted in hundreds of Palestinian dead. During that period, the IDF suffered one dead soldier, killed by friendly fire.

But in recent months, the efforts by Iran and Hezbollah to improve Hamas's military capabilities are beginning to be felt. It is not only better weaponry, but also careful study of the lessons of the Second Lebanon War. Dozens of militants trained in Iran and Lebanon have managed to enter the strip and have subsequently created a system of control and coordination. There is a chain of command for every area, which operates a coordinated network of observation posts, infantry and antitank forces.

Due to the fact that the entry points of IDF forces are relatively limited and predictable, the chance for clashes is relatively high. Israel still has an advantage, but it is harder to emerge from these clashes unscathed.

The IDF also suffers from another limitation: The size of the force allotted to offensive operations in the strip is relatively small, while the tasks are enormous. The soldiers are being drained.

On Monday, Major Ehud Efrati was killed and a Golani soldier was seriously injured. How do these increased casualties, which include two soldiers lightly injured on Friday and another soldier killed two weeks ago, affect the likelihood of a large-scale operation in the strip? On one hand, such losses encourage the IDF to take fewer risks, which means employing more indiscriminate fire, and this leads naturally toward escalation. On the other hand, losses have a deterrent effect on the political leadership, as they drive home the point that a massive operation will not be a walk in the park.

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      3.   Ceasefire. 03:31  |  Paulo 30/10/07
      4.   Losing a War 03:41  |  Ron 30/10/07
      5.   Give Gaza Civilians 48 Hours To Leave For The West Bank 04:03  |  Bill Foonman 30/10/07
      6.   we have to get smarter.stop fighting with one arm tied behind 04:22  |  ralph 30/10/07
      7.   The only stupid one is you Lever. 04:23  |  Michael 30/10/07
      8.   Stop being afraid 04:25  |  R 30/10/07
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      16.   To Ron #4 - War Crimes 05:31  |  Neil 30/10/07
      17.   #3, Paulo...Hamas has openly called for a ceasefire? 05:40  |  Silvienne 30/10/07
      18.   Huge fire power is uselles in a guerrilla war! 05:56  |  Niva dos santos 30/10/07
      19.   More Nonsense from Paulo 06:22  |  Jason, Ph.D. 30/10/07
      20.   I don`t think palestinians really want peace.... 06:30  |  maria 30/10/07
      21.   To Paulo from Lisbon 06:38  |  ricardo levy 30/10/07
      22.   The JudeoNazis must be resisted 06:47  |  American 30/10/07
      23.   time to take on iran 06:53  |  goldman 30/10/07
      24.   For Ron # 4 06:59  |  Fortuna Benmayor 30/10/07
      25.   IDF.Tactical Upper Hand Shrinking 07:18  |  Jordan 30/10/07
      26.   sensationalism 07:30  |  SEBASTIAN 30/10/07
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      28.   re: Silvienne 07:47  |  Paulo 30/10/07
      29.   re: Jason - Ph.D ( I think not) 07:56  |  Paulo 30/10/07
      30.   re: Ricardo 08:02  |  Paulo 30/10/07
      31.   For Jason #11 08:18  |  Esther 30/10/07
      32.   Fortuna 08:27  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 30/10/07
      33.   Neil: one swallow doesn`t make a summer 08:39  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 30/10/07
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      40.   Jason, Ph.D. 10:31  |  Paulo, #29 30/10/07
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      128.   The Occupation Shuffle 20:05  |  marsam 30/10/07
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      141.   Israel - Part 2 21:53  |  Nigel 30/10/07
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      144.   illiterate victor softbrain #61 22:12  |  Nigel 30/10/07
      145.   #131 22:20  |  Nigel 30/10/07
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      150.   click fool 22:41  |  Steven 30/10/07
      151.   Tzfonit offers a challenge, never mind truth 22:54  |  peter 30/10/07
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      153.   Nigel 135 and 136 23:12  |  marsam 30/10/07
      154.   #130 Irish rubbernecker belches 23:15  |  peter 30/10/07
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      156.   34/Margie : Islamonazi or Zionazi? 23:31  |  0 degrees 30/10/07
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      159.   #144 uschi 23:36  |  peter 30/10/07
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      166.   Tosefta 00:23  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 31/10/07
      167.   odegrees 00:30  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 31/10/07
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      169.   #150 Boycott in a fog 00:31  |  peter 31/10/07
      170.   #109 Alexander "The Great" to head up the 00:57  |  Labhras 31/10/07
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      178.   A HIT PIECE 03:13  |  JOJO 31/10/07
      179.   Labhras # 159 Demolitions 03:25  |  Jeff Northridge 31/10/07
      180.   118 BTselem has slept with liars all the time thus 03:30  |  Steven 31/10/07
      181.   #131 Back to this crap again, Jeff? 03:41  |  Johnboy 31/10/07
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      184.   Peter SM: 6 million Jews, Rawanda, Bosnia, Japan, Vietnam, etc. 04:10  |  Tupac 31/10/07
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      187.   Lakshmi - You Love Telling The Story Of David and Goliath 04:43  |  Eli 31/10/07
      188.   You cannot get away with ur crimes against civilians. 05:11  |  kia 31/10/07
      189.   La Guerrilla 05:15  |  Gordon 31/10/07
      190.   dutch.......watch your language! 05:23  |  maria 31/10/07
      191.   Tosefta 05:42  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 31/10/07
      192.   #138 Tzfonit offers a red herring 05:46  |  peter 31/10/07
      193.   TUPAC.Algeria,Bali, Bangkok,Baghdad,Beslan,Britain, 05:54  |  PETER SM 31/10/07
      194.   Tupac - You Have A Problem With Dropping Two 06:10  |  Eli 31/10/07
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      196.   eli re. lakshmi........david and goliath 06:43  |  maria 31/10/07
      197.   The Other Day I saw A Video Of Hamas Systematically 06:45  |  Eli 31/10/07
      198.   Tosefta, 07:12  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 31/10/07
      199.   Johnboy # 170 Bogus Argument 07:20  |  Jeff Northridge 31/10/07
      200.   We can thank the DISENGAGEMENT KADIMA idiots for that 08:04  |  amir 31/10/07
      201.   #162 Laughable, Jeff, yet again 08:10  |  Johnboy 31/10/07
      202.   # 2 again you prove my feeling about you, ben 08:28  |  eric 31/10/07
      203.   #163 You refuse to see what I keep quoting to you, Jeff 08:28  |  Johnboy 31/10/07
      204.   Jewish rabbits persecuted by rabid rabbit haters 08:38  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 31/10/07
      205.   harel makes many assumptions in this article 08:44  |  eric 31/10/07
      206.   IDF SCREWED EITHER WAY 08:50  |  VIPER 31/10/07
      207.   #188 Man, you are loosing it now, Jeff 08:53  |  Johnboy 31/10/07
      208.   #188 Aww, look, I`ll try one more time, Jeff 09:15  |  Johnboy 31/10/07
      209.   Good advice for Margie in Tel Aviv # 193 09:24  |  Clickfool 31/10/07
      210.   Hollow Halloween laugh from H.Rosan #174 09:29  |  Clickfool 31/10/07
      211.   #96 ballistic 09:31  |  goldman 31/10/07
      212.   Could this possibly be Bible Maria? # 179 09:34  |  Clickfool 31/10/07
      213.   This is the 613th time Amos Harel has been dead Wrong 10:06  |  Mark Hamil 31/10/07
      214.   #181 Shin Bet is responsible for the lost of his young life 10:14  |  Dutch 31/10/07
      215.   Esther 10:21  |  Walid 31/10/07
      216.   Eli # 188 10:22  |  ChanahS 31/10/07
      217.   Tupac 175 10:28  |  ChanahS 31/10/07
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      220.   #211 Say Goldman 20:44  |  ballistic 31/10/07
      221.   Ben Jabo, here you are. Boy you really have big 21:45  |  ballistic`s mate 31/10/07
      222.   #103 DEMENTED DUTCH 21:50  |  * BEN JABO 31/10/07
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