Yet another deepening round of conflict shows Israel still unable to deter Hamas
The differences There are some telling differences in the violence and its context this time, however. Militarily, Hamas claims to have improved its rocket capabilities. Israel has gradually improved and broadened its range of rocket defenses, notably Iron Dome. But Hamas, as far as can be assessed, no longer has the secret weapon it invested so much of Gaza’s scant resources in developing — its terrorist tunnels under the Israeli border. Israel’s underground barrier along the border would appear to have neutered that pernicious threat. Politically, Hamas is plainly widening its effort ...