Israel-Palestine security

While the Israel-Palestine conflict is immensely complex, it is possible to take a somewhat more manageable view by focusing on contemporary security aspects. The situation is one of asymmetrical warfare: Palestinians, regardless of the right or wrong of their grievances, cannot possibly confront the Israel Defense Forces in direct warfare. Therefore, they use measures including mortar and unguided rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and West bank, and terrorist attacks inside Israel.

Israel, on a purely military basis, can respond in a variety of ways to the different types of attack. Short of continuous miliary occupation, which is not certain, the next most drastic measure are major raids into the Palestinian territory. Other measures differ whether the rocket and mortar threat, or the infiltration threat, is under discussion.