If anyone still doubts what Israel's strategy is:
Destroying as much as real estate as possible as collective punishment and to put pressure on Hamas.
Israel To US: We Won’t Stop Strikes
TEL AVIV: Israel has told Washington that it won’t yield to American or other pressure to reach a cease...
Good analysis:
Israel Wants to Win in Gaza, but Erasing Hamas' Accomplishments Won't Come Easy
Hamas' demonstration of its abilities in recent days, culminating in the massive rocket barrages into central Israel, forced the military to bolster its efforts in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday...
I think those hailing from a country with a history of genocidal practices, which lies at the cause of this conflict, should exercise extreme caution before whitewashing Israeli crimes of occupation, apartheid and settler expansionism.
You are telling me that after nearly three days of fighting, with Israel being at the possible beginning of a ground campaign against Hamas, that supposedly an uncontrollable amateur group in southern Lebanon suddenly gets the idea of firing rockets to Israel?
Nah. We should look very much into...
Israel should hire the Lebanese army considering how quickly the attack group was arrested.
I don't believe anything of it. The rockets were fired, and while Hezbollah supposedly is not 'behind' it, we all know what the message entails. Don't cross our red line (ground operation against Hamas)...
Israeli Army Prepares to End Gaza Fighting Amid Jewish-Arab Violence
The Israeli military is preparing for an order to end Gaza cross-border fighting as soon as possible, citing the threat of Jewish-Arab clashes across the country spiraling out of control.
Awaiting the government's orders...
Bibi was already faltering before this conflict ignited; he's definitely not going to survive now that Israel's lack of (retrospective) deterrence has been exposed and the country suffers all kinds of security breaches. The humiliation is too big.