Almost 100 days into the war, and billions of American tax-dollars later, "Israel" finds itself in a rather undesirable situation both politically and militarily. The Netanyahu government is stuck between a rock and a hard place and is waking up to a new reality; a reality imposed on it by what some Israeli soldiers have referred to as “men in slippers and Adidas tracksuits with a GoPro on their head”.

Unsurprisingly, even before October 7th, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t exactly the most likable figure among the Israelis. In December 2016, Netanyahu was being investigated for various corruption charges including fraud, bribery, and breach of trust, which only added on to his unpopularity among the Israeli public. His lack of charisma didn’t exactly help his case either. What did help his case however was his reputation of being what the Israelis called “Mr. Security”. Being the most hated residents in the region made security the Israeli public’s number one priority, and that was the sole factor behind Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival. But on October 7th, that narrative changed forever, not only debunking the myth that the Israeli Forces is invincible under the Netanyahu government; but also altering the course of Israeli security permanently.

For the first time in modern Israeli history, the Israeli forces lost total control over its national security. The anger that overtook the Israeli public on October 7th put the Netanyahu regime in a state of panic, after the one thing keeping him in office was compromised. His political career ended right then and there; he just didn’t know it yet. Amid the unavoidable public outrage, Benjamin Netanyahu made an impulsive decision that evidently, wasn’t well-thought out. Even the Americans couldn’t talk any sense into the Netanyahu government.

On October 8th, Netanyahu made a public appearance and announced that "Israel" was officially “at war”, vowing to eradicate Hamas. Later that week, Netanyahu announced a set of military goals; to remove Hamas, to release all the captives and to ensure that Gaza will never again be a threat to "Israel". Netanyahu also vowed that "Israel" would come out of “the war” victorious. Many deemed these goals to be unachievable.

For the duration of well over three months, pro-Israeli accounts on X, as well as various pro-Israeli political figures and analysts could be seen and heard making statements and references claiming that Hamas has been defeated. Some even claimed that the rocket launches had subsided drastically, anticipating that these rocket launches would soon come to a complete cessation.

Almost 100 days into the “war”, Hamas is still alive and well. As a matter of fact, Hamas is arguably as active as it has ever been since the “war” commenced. In recent events, just this past Monday, Hamas sent a barrage of numerous rockets into Tel Aviv. Similarly, on January 1st at 12:00 AM sharp, Hamas also fired a large barrage of rockets towards Tel Aviv. This past Tuesday, "Israel" admit that it had suffered the largest number of casualties in one day since the war began. It’s evident that not only has Hamas not been dismantled, but it also does not appear to be going away any time soon.

This, of course, is not good news for the Netanyahu regime, who is in desperate need of securing any kind of victory, especially following the various losses Israel has incurred to date, which are not limited to military losses alone.

Since the commencement of the “war”, Israeli protests have erupted calling for Netanyahu’s resignation, international mass-protests demanding a ceasefire are widespread, billions of dollars in military losses have significantly impacted the Israeli economy (not to mention the cessation of shipments into "Israel" via the Red Sea) and disagreements between "Israel" and its strongest ally, the US, are heightened and can no longer be concealed. America’s disapproval of "Israel’s" decisions resembles a boiling kettle that is about to explode at any given time. Additionally, Israel’s most recent scandal, in which South Africa is taking "Israel" to the International Court of Justice, charging it with genocide. This comes at the worst possible time as Israeli media reports that the Israeli war cabinet is the most divided it’s ever been since the start of the conflict.

But perhaps, the most notable loss for "Israel" is being left with no choice but to sit down on the negotiating table with Hamas – the very thing "Israel" had vowed not to do when the conflict began. "Israel" has even engaged the international community in assisting it in these negotiations, to no avail. Hamas has refused to engage in any negotiations without the Israeli regime agreeing to completely halting its shameless aggression against the Palestinian people.

To anyone who knows how to read a room, it is quite obvious that Hamas is in the driver’s seat, and that does not appear to be changing any time soon. The question now becomes how many more losses must the Israeli regime incur before it realizes and accepts that the continuation of its aggression will only result in a strategic defeat?

In the past, the Israeli regime could conceal its atrocities by simply controlling the narrative in the mainstream media, but in 2024, Israeli atrocities are on full display thanks to the rise of social media and citizen journalism. Gone are the days where "Israel" could commit crimes against humanity leaving the international community in the dark.

This perhaps is the most significant victory for the Palestinians. No grade of high-tech military equipment or amount of US funding can save "Israel" from what is coming ahead; a strategic defeat on all fronts.