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the President's Major American Jewish Organizations.

I'm John Bachelor and I welcome Dr Aaron Lehman. He is Vice President of the

Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Dr. Lehman, Aaron, a very good

evening to you. Your measure right now of the goals in Gaza.

Fog of war is descended, but the day after,

destroying Hamas in Gaza, is that adequate for the response

for 10-7? What else needs to be done after the conquest of North Gaza? Good evening to you.

Good evening. Yes, you are right. The situation requires distinction between the north and south of Gaza.

The south is where the humanitarian action is being taken and to some extent in response

to American and international requests, but also because the IDF deems it useful

for the uninvolved in northern Gaza to have a place to go to so we can complete the destruction of the Hamas

headquarters Hamas infrastructure Hamas fighters and leadership in the northern half of Gaza and that's where the battle is now, the IDF is now closing in on them from all directions

with great force.

It is painful, it's a battle we've lost 18 soldiers so far

acknowledged many officers fine or fine men of our best, but we're closing in on them and they will be

destroyed as a fighting force and as the government of Gaza.

Then we can turn to the south. and as the government of Gaza.

Then we can turn to the South and see if we need to complete this by a counterinsurgency type of operation or can already begin to work with others in the region and beyond the region on the creation of an alternative. And the discussions about this alternative have already begun with the, basically it's between

Israel and the United States at this stage.

I assume that to some extent the Egyptians will

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