Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that his country is facing a long and difficult war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defense Forces have launched the largest military mobilization in its history and have now entered the second phase of the war, supplementing heavy aerial bombardment with a ground incursion. The IDF's goal is to eliminate Hamas, but a prolonged ground invasion will be bloody and costly, both for those living in Gaza and for the Israeli military. Hamas is expected to use urban combat tactics and its extensive tunnel network to its advantage.

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