[IsraelTimes] An IDF ground incursion into the Gazoo Strip is growing increasingly likely. Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, has rejected an Egypt-backed ceasefire, and rockets continue to fall on Israel despite intense The problem with a ground invasion, say experts both in Israel and abroad, is that it will cost Israel dearly in the lives of its soldiers.
"A limited ground incursion is more likely than ever. And if that happens, Netanyahu knows the IDF is likely to suffer casualties," read an article in the National Review. "A threatened ground invasion of Gazoo would cause heavy casualties on both sides," wrote the Washington Post editors. A ground operation "could exact a heavy toll in blood," predicted Brig.-Gen. (res.) Tzvika Fogel in Israel Hayom.