[UPDATE-Day 86-Dec 31-23:00Z] Israel-Hamas War: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

IDF: ‘War with Hamas won’t completely eliminate rocket threat’ IDF officials say even if Hamas is completely destroyed, individual actors will likely still be able to launch rockets at Israel from Gaza. The IDF believes that the current war against the Hamas terrorist organization will not succeed in completely eliminating the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, Galai Tzahal (IDF Radio) reported this morning (Sunday). According to IDF officials familiar with the matter, the expansion of the ground operation will certainly degrade the ability of Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza to launch rockets at Israel. However, it is…