While the goals – eliminating Hamas and its military and civilian infrastructure, alongside releasing the captives – enjoy consensus, the day-after scenarios stir debate and controversy, weaken the fighters and may delay the achievement of the goals of the war itself.
Naor, who was shot several times in the abdomen, is steadfast about fulfilling his dream of establishing a space industry in the Negev. Mordechai, who was hit by a missile that crushed 11 of his 12 pairs of ribs, gets the strength for the hard work of rehabilitation from playing the violin. And Yonatan, who was on the first bulldozer that entered Gaza to make way for other troops, smiles as he takes his first step on one remaining leg.
Since launching the war in retaliation for the cross-border Hamas rampage of Oct. 7, Israeli officials have said they would wage it in three main stages. The first was intense shelling to clear access routes for ground forces and encourage civilians to evacuate. The second was the invasion that began on Oct. 27.
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