• NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Yes, missiles are weapons more associated with military operations than terrorism.

    But Hamas doesn’t perform “military operations” AFAIK. They don’t “advance” on areas or take cities or any other goal I associate with military offensives.

    The missiles force Israel to use the iron dome, which makes sense from an attrition perspective. Also they sometimes use large amounts of them to get concessions out of Israel (see: 2021). They’re basically what gives Hamas teeth in this conflict.