1、TURN ON THE LIGHT,EXTINGUISH THE FIRE:ISRAELSNEW WAY OF WARERAN ORTALJANUARY 19,2022COMMENTARYDuring Israels last operation in Gaza in May 2021,the Israel Defense Forces intercepted 90 percent of all Hamas rockets.However,Hamas declared victory.Its rockets claimed the lives of 11 civilians,including
2、 a five-year-old boy in his bombshelter,and proved effective in dictating the strategic agenda.What explains this anomaly?What can the Israel DefenseForces do to improve their response?For the past several years,the Israel Defense Forces have been engaged in a heated debate resulting from the 2019publication of a new operational concept for war between Israel and the forces of Hizballah and Hamas.In order tocontribute to the debate,this article will focus on the necessary response within the framework of this new Israelimilitary approach.
