The wars fought by the occupying power starting from the first intifada in 1987 are not classified among the traditional wars, as they are not similar in form and nature to the wars it fought in 48 and the subsequent wars such as the tripartite aggression 56 on Egypt, the six-day war 67, the 68 war, or even the October 73 war.
The war of the 87th intifada and its aftermath in 2000, the second intifada, which did not actually stop until 2005, and then its six wars on Gaza starting in 2008 and ending with its last war in 2023, were different in form and nature, as they are not between states and therefore not between two armies.
The country that participates is the occupying power, and the army is its army, and soldiers from other armies may participate with them, as is happening today in Gaza, where American and French soldiers and mercenaries from all over the world participate, and on the other hand, the Palestinian resistance with its factions.
Hence, if we look at the methods and means of warfare, we find that they are different from other wars, as the force is unequal and unequal, neither in terms of the number of participants nor in the quality and quantity of weapons used. We will also find that civilians, their homes, hospitals and other institutions and infrastructure are harmed that are not compromised in any equal war.
Today, in its war on Gaza, we find the occupying power as an army with all its equipment and advanced weapons, in contrast to Hamas with its military arm and other Palestinian resistance factions with its modest weapons. With the stated goal of the occupying power, which is to eliminate Hamas. However, we find that it imposes collective punishments committed against civilians and compensates for the inability of its army to achieve its goals by committing massacres without distinguishing between humans, stones or animals.
It is also a war that is not easy to end, but the occupying power does not want to end this war, but it has violated the laws called international and did not respect human rights laws by committing it unless it was committed in any other war. Also, the intervention of some international powers in such wars, as did America and others.
As the only occupying power that has not yet declared its official borders, the issue of the Jews has not ended as it is related to expansionist goals and the achievement of the large state they dream of and free from any race other than the Jew, so its wars will not end and will continue to struggle for survival even as it catches its last breath.
Finally, since it is an asymmetrical war, a question arises. Did the use of greater military force in a narrow and densely populated Gaza Strip and the extermination of its population bring victory to the occupying power and did it achieve its goals?
What is happening in Gaza he answered, and the answer was “no”, despite all the atrocities it committed, it did not achieve its goals and did not win, as this is an F-16 aircraft that did not defeat the Palestinian resistance or the Merkava that was able to withstand their zero distance.