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Originally Posted by GGG
Why doesnt israel use special forces to take out the top of hamas and destroy the rocket sites. (This might be really naive of me though and watching too much 24)
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Israel will never want to get rid of Hamas. They can easily kill the top leadership via special ops, but they want damage done in Gaza to push the peace talks further. The current set-up is perfect for israel, they know the rockets are going to do near zero damage but can be used as an excuse every couple of years to bomb, and with Hamas in power in Gaza they can milk that diplomatically as to why there are no talks. Remember, there are no rockets being fired from the West Bank, and yet Israel withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in transfers just because the PA went to the UN to gain an upgraded status. The rockets don't scare Israel, a peaceful leadership that seeks diplomatic means to gain a state does.