DOUBTS IN ISRAEL ABOUT FULFILLING DUAL WAR GOALS.

The article raises the doubts and frustrations of military leaders over the Israeli government about its capacity to fulfill its war goals to eradicate the militant group Hamas and free Israeli hostages in Gaza. It attributes the military predicament on the battlefield to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ambiguity about a post-war plan for Gaza. It suggests a diplomatic settlement to free hostages and discusses the difficulty for the Israeli military to disconnect the tunnel network in Gaza.