Source: Asia Times:
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
NEW YORK – In the week-long war between Israel and the Palestinians, slowly but surely signs have emerged of a new “balance of terror” reflecting Hamas’s enhanced ability to strike back at Israel via the Iran-made long range Fajr-5 rocket.
Compared with the previous war in 2009, when Hamas relied on the shorter range and more inaccurate rockets that rattled southern Israel before a ceasefire went into effect, this time we are witnessing a “more disciplined” and sophisticated Hamas missile brigade that reportedly has some 15,000 military personnel operating through a network of tunnels.
Excellent article by astutue Afrasiabi and best analysis of this war I ‘ve seen so far. Thanks.