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Israel s Tank Challenge, Explained
The IDF would love nothing better than to fight an old-fashioned tank battle, at which it is famously proficient. But twenty-first-century warfare is more about guerrillas and tunnels, and these are the bane of high-tech, mechanized armies.
Here s What You Need To Remember: There is a fundamental problem: tanks cannot enter tunnels to chase insurgents, but insurgents - properly armed - can easily pop out of a tunnel, destroy a tank with a missile, and vanish. Israeli military strategists have long struggled with this problem, particularly since the 2006 Lebanon War.
Stand atop Tel Saki on the Golan, and you can understand Israel’s strategic dilemma in a single sweeping glance.