Insights from a Retired Green Beret on Gaza Hostage Rescue and Israeli-Hamas War

Retired Green Beret John Paluska warns that hostage rescues in the densely populated Gaza Strip will be extremely challenging due to the lack of clear intelligence, scattered locations of hostages, and the race against time. Special forces from the US, UK, and Israel are collaborating to plan a rescue operation, but the difficult terrain and the need to minimize civilian casualties may prolong the conflict. Paluska suggests using artillery and precision air strikes to limit Hamas's movements and pressure them to retreat, but the success of the operation ultimately depends on Hamas's decision to abandon the hostages. Paluska predicts that the war will likely last at least six months and become an urban operation.