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Source: https://hamodia.com/2021/05/27/idf-answers-hamas-victory-narrative/
IDF Answers Hamas "Victory" Narrative
(Hamodia) Shmuel Smith - IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi said Thursday that after the recent conflict with Hamas, "the balance of accomplishments ended in a clear advantage for the IDF. And Hamas, which started a war as the alleged defender of Jerusalem, finished it as the destroyer of Gaza." Kohavi contrasted the IDF's "many achievements" in the campaign versus the "limited" military achievements of Hamas, most of which he termed as "psychological." Kohavi noted the high price Hamas paid: elimination of a number of its top operatives, three dozen rocket production facilities, and over 60 miles of Hamas tunnels in Gaza. The IDF also intercepted every drone sent over the border by Hamas, as well as its autonomous submarines.