Battle of the Drones

Referring to the Battle of al-Aqsa Flood as the current round of fighting, Abu Obeida claimed it put Israel on the path to extinction.

The use of drones does not require any special justification. It is an air asset at the disposal of the Operations' Commander who engages them in line with the dictates of the battle.

Rather than sending in soldiers to hunt for Hamas fighters inside the intricate network of tunnels that may have booby-trapped and undertake huge risks in the underground battle zone that is the 'home-ground' of the Hamas fighters, the idea

"I daresay it is the strongest battle we have heard in weeks," said Nasser, 59, a father of seven sheltering in Jabaliya after his house was destroyed in Beit Lahiya, another northern area. Explosions could be heard as he spoke.