The sight of the terrorists emerging from tunnel shafts in the Yellow Line area in Rafah — and some of them surrendering — proves that an effective siege produces results, and most importantly - saved IDF lives.
Instead of sending soldiers to fight and die inside death tunnels, the easiest and most efficient method is a sustained, effective siege.
Had the political and military leadership adopted a siege strategy while evacuating the population through drainage channels as a preliminary step before the clearing operation and taking control of the area, many lives would have been saved.
To those who claim a siege is impossible because of international pressure: Israel already imposed one after the painful blow of October 7. For about a month and a half, it was highly effective — until Israel gave in and renewed supplies to the enemy and its population.