‘Historically, extreme violence against civilians makes the enemy fight harder’

Israel’s overreaction to Hamas attack can cause more harm than good: National Interest

The shocking news that the vaunted Israeli security services were completely surprised by Hamas’ attack on Israel, even though that security establishment had obtained a detailed plan of the actual attack more than a year ago, should lead the U.S. government to question the Israeli government’s broader strategy in the Gaza war, The National Interest said in a commentary.