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Israel is incapable of defeating Hamas, just like it had failed to defeat Hezbollah. This operation will end with the death of a few thousand Arabs, mostly civilians and very little lasting damage to Hamas. It would increase Hamas's popularity in the occupied territories and the Islamic world, which will result in more recruits, more money and more influence. Hamas will end up undoubtedly with more fighters than it had before the Israeli operation. The rockets Hamas is using are primitive and are easily assembled in garages, launched rapidly before the launchers disappear into the dense population of Gaza. Because of the Israeli attack on densely populated areas, Hamas has won the propaganda and public relations war, which exactly what Hamas wanted. There's no military solution to any aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel is unwilling to do the only thing that would render Hamas irrelevant-end the occupation and dismantle all the settlement in exchange for a comprehensive peace with the Palestinians and most Arab states, aka the Saudi plan.
