Hamas 'on the defensive' in Gaza crisis

After 11 days of Israeli air strikes, confusion reigns in Gaza, where the militant Hamas movement has been unable to sustain a coherent field fighting strategy or maintain its communications capability, according to members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) defence leadership. The 'divide and conquer' strategy of the Israel Defence Force (IDF) appears to be working against Hamas, according to Major General Younis al-Assi, a senior PA infantry commander

[first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 06 January 2009]