Hamas is now a Hydra monster

Israel thought it had swept northern Gaza of Hamas fighters and commanders and began its long-awaited attack on Rafah in the south. But now, up pops Hamas in the north, like the Hydra monster of Greek mythology with multiple heads. Chop one off and two more grow in its place. This is Hamas today and the Israelis are facing a mighty challenge to keep the Hamas heads from growing. This happened before in the seven-month war when the Israel Defence Forces had to return to Gaza City when it became clear Hamas units had moved from the south to the north to open up a new front to attack the Israelis from the rear. This is clever tactics by Hamas and will underline for the Israelis how complicated it is to destroy an enemy which has so many territorial advantages. With the Gaza Metro of underground tunnels at their disposal, Hamas can switch from one part of Gaza to another and suddenly emerge in the rear of the IDF positions and start attacking. I'm not saying the IDF can't deal with this but it means that crucial units required to take control of Rafah are having to be sent rapidly back to the north. Hamas's Hydra tactics will prolong the war and make peace a distant dream. The IDF is a significantly impressive fighting machine with dedicated soldiers but Hamas has proven to be an artful and resilient enemy, commanded by a leader, Yahya Sinwar, who knows about tactics and strategy and has spent years studying the Israeli military.He appears to know what he is doing.