Petraeus: Israel war strategy insufficient to accomplish goals

The Israeli military’s strategy of leaving the areas in Gaza it has already operated in is insufficient to meet its stated goal of destroying Hamas, according to retired Gen. David Petraeus.

Israel’s troops, known as the Israel Defense Forces, invaded Gaza in late October following Hamas’s devastating Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Hamas killed roughly 1,200 people during the attack and kidnapped another approximately 250 people. About a hundred are believed to still be held, though it’s unclear how many are still alive.