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Originally Posted by Coach
Do you think, considering their capacity to smuggle bombs into Hezbollah's communications devices, that maybe there was different options for the IDF in response to Hamas than the actions they took/are currently taking?
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I've been asked this before. No, I don't think it was an option. Can I back that opinion up? Noo but here's what I think:
1. Israel was focusing the majority of its intelligence resources on Hezbollah
2. The Syrian civil war gave Israel a good opportunity to infiltrate Hezbollah in some sort of senior capacity
3. I don't think that Israel smuggled bombs into Hezbollah communication devices, as much as it was a part of the supply chain for said communication devices. I'm guessing that Israel either replaced the batteries with ones that would explode, and/or replaced a capacitor that would cause the initial current discharge that would trigger the explosion. I'm pretty sure that an explosive device would've been detected in airport security for example.
4. Israeli sources were speculating that such an operation took over 15 years to plan and execute.
Why couldn't Israel do the same to Hamas:
1. Based on October 7th Israeli intelligence on Hamas was lacking. They didn't see that blow coming, and were reeling from it.
2. The mass casualties, the chaos, and the need for an immediate response didn't allow for a careful, and slow operation.
2.b. The Israeli public was demanding an immediate response, and an immediate attempt to release hundreds of hostages.
3. The hostages were a huge factor. So an attempt was made to recover them in all haste. The overwhelming offensive left Hamas reeling, and made it release a large amount of hostages in exchange for a temporary ceasefire and a much lower amount of prisoners than deals like Gilad Shalit(1027 terrorists for 1 soldier)
4. The statements from Hamas saying they would repeat October 7th again and again, forced Israel into a decision it would have to get rid of Hamas once and for all, at all costs.