Israeli Jews from left, right, and center all agreed that the rules of engagement have to change

because the goal has to change.

The goal after October 7th, in order to restore our deterrence, could no longer be to deter

deter Hamas from firing rockets or crossing the border. But the goal was now to destroy the

Hamas regime. It's 7 o'clock p.m. on Sunday, December 29th, New York City, on the fifth night of Hanukkah. It's 2 o'clock p.m. on Sunday, December 29th in New York City, on the fifth night of Hanukkah.

It's 2 o'clock a.m. on Monday, December 30th, as Israelis transition to a new day, and hopefully

not going through a night in which they will find themselves in bomb shelters again, due to the

Huti alarm clock, as too many nights in recent nights have

been filled by sirens going off across Israel that send Israelis into their bomb

shelters Israelis have also just marked the 450th day of the war which

began with the October 7th massacre.

450 days of 100 Israelis still held in captivity by Habas in Gaza.

This number also includes 34 Israelis confirmed by Israel to be dead.

A few days ago, on Thursday, the New York Times published a long, exhaustive investigative piece titled, Israel loosened its rules to bomb Hamas fighters, killing many more

civilians. The article outlines Israel's unprecedented shift in military strategy and rules of engagement during its response to the October 7th attack by Hamas.

The article highlights that Israeli mid-ranking officers were granted significant authority to strike thousands of targets.

And the article cites that when decisions are made for operations against Hamas leaders or fighters,

all terrorists, I might add, there's always a risk of civilians being killed in that operation.

But the article argues that Israel is now taking greater risk that could involve more civilians being killed,

more civilian collateral damage.

The appropriate level of risk has, according to the Times, always been quantified by the IDF.

No more than 10 civilian lives could be risked in such an operation when Israel is taking out a Hamas terrorist.

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