The War Wounded Forum comprises hundreds of fighters from across the country, including Kibbutz Gadot, Ramat Gan, Kfar Saba, Jerusalem, Beit El, and Tel Aviv, united behind the slogan, “We will not stop the fighting until the war is won.”
On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with forum members and declared: “We will occupy Gaza, and our security control will remain there indefinitely. The situation has changed; a decision has been made to go all the way. In the coming days, significant actions will unfold in Gaza—actions that you haven’t seen or heard about until now.”
Netanyahu’s strategy is a calculated response to the challenges posed by Hamas’s refusal to lay down its arms. The effectiveness of Israel’s military strategy and the prospects for a sustainable resolution to the war should not remain ongoing subjects of intense debate and concern. Rather, it should be understood that Israel is fighting for its very survival.