How Israel can defeat Hamas through counterinsurgency in Gaza | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Aug 09, 2026 · 1195 words · By DAVID LEHRER

Trump Peace Plan Civilian Protection Counterinsurgency Strategy

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What to know about Trump Peace Plan

The recent announcement by the Board of Peace of a new deal for Gaza including Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and the empowerment of the civilian technocratic committee to govern gives new hope after months of stagnation.

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Why it matters

The basic causes of the stagnation, however, have not changed.

Common ground

Hamas demands that Israel withdraw before it disarms, and Israel demands that Hamas disarm before it withdraws.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Causal Oversimplification, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the collapse of major water, sanitation, and energy infrastructure?
How does this story connect Trump Peace Plan with Civilian Protection over the next few days?

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Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the collapse of major water, sanitation, and energy infrastructure”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results specifically regarding the collapse of water, sanitation, and energy infrastructure.

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Claim 2: “Originally known as the Clear-Hold-Build strategy, and now referred to as the Shape-Clear-Hold-Build-Transition doctrine, it has been employed with varying degrees of success in the Malayan Peninsula, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.”

CORROBORATED

Web search results confirm the 'Clear-Hold-Build' approach and its evolution into the 'SHAPE-CLEAR-HOLD-BUILD-TRANSITION' framework, specifically mentioning its use in Afghanistan.

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web search NEUTRAL — Termed clear-hold-build, the approach involves clearing contested territory through security operations and then holding that territory so as to isolate and defend it from insurgent influence.
https://warontherocks.com/2013/11/clear-hold-build-fail-reth…

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web search NEUTRAL — For it was Canadian doctrine and military operations in southern Afghanistan that saw the CLEAR-FIOLD-BUILD approach transform into the current SFIAPE-CLEAR-FIOLD-BUILD-TRANSITION framework.
https://archive.org/stream/DTIC_AD1039770/DTIC_AD1039770_djv…

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web search NEUTRAL — This is the most conclusive Build a Boat History Video that has ever been made.Special Thanks:@GullBox @jesse...Build a Boat Iceberg Explained. I_DoStufff 236,104 views 7 months ago. Copy link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wCYRACWB3Q

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Claim 3: “almost the entire Gazan population has been displaced into overcrowded shelters lacking adequate sanitation, electricity, food, water, healthcare, education, and other essential services.”

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UN reports and other web sources confirm that the vast majority (up to 94%) of Gaza's population is in urgent need of shelter and facing severe shortages of essential services.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tents and other shelters in a coastal area of Gaza City in late December amid harsh winter conditions. An assessment has found that many donated tents are not suitable for the conditions. Photograph: …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/03/tents-supplied…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 94% of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents are in urgent need of shelter, as Israeli airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continue across the besieged enclave, the United Nations has warned.
https://ilkha.com/english/world/un-94-yuzde-of-gaza-s-popula…

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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, almost the entire Gazan population has been displaced into overcrowded shelters lacking adequate sanitation, electricity, food, water, healthcare, education, and other essential services.
https://theuglytruth.xyz/the-diabolically-deranged-and-incur…

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Claim 4: “The new 15-point plan is an attempt to restart the stalled process, which envisions Hamas disarming, Israel withdrawing, the International Stabilization Force (ISF) providing security, and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) assuming civilian governance.”

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Claim 5: “The Shape-Clear-Hold-Build-Transition strategy, as described in more detail in a recent Arava Institute publication”

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While the Arava Institute exists, the provided evidence does not contain a specific publication describing the 'Shape-Clear-Hold-Build-Transition' strategy; only general information about the institute is found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anti-Judaism denotes a spectrum of historical and contemporary ideologies that are fundamentally or partially rooted in opposition to Judaism. It encompasses the rejection or abrogation of the Mosaic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Judaism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Science and technology in Israel is one of the country's most developed sectors. In 2019, Israel was ranked the world's seventh most innovative country by the Bloomberg Innovation Index. Israel counts…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Isra…

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web search NEUTRAL — Institute for Tolerance Studies 210 views 8 years ago.He is a research scientist at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel and directs their program on water management.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlvumJf939Q

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Claim 6: “The recent announcement by the Board of Peace of a new deal for Gaza including Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and the empowerment of the civilian technocratic committee to govern”

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Multiple sources confirm the existence of a plan involving a 'Board of Peace' (established by Trump), a Palestinian technocratic body for governance, Israeli withdrawal, and Hamas disarmament.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Peace (BoP), or the Peace Board, is an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas which assumed control of the territory on 11 June 2007 after seizing it from the rival Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The Hamas administration was fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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Claim 7: “Under Gen. David Petraeus during the 2007-2008 Iraq Surge, a civilian-protection-focused counterinsurgency strategy significantly reduced violence and helped restore stability.”

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Strong evidence from Wikipedia and military analysis confirms Gen. David Petraeus led the 2007-2008 Iraq Surge using a counterinsurgency strategy focused on stability and civilian protection.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Howell Petraeus (; born 7 November 1952) is a retired United States Army general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from September 2011 until his resignat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2007, during the Iraq War, the George W. Bush administration increased the number of U.S. military combat troops in Iraq in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Governorate. The event …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War_troop_surge

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006–2008 is a 2009 book by journalist Thomas E. Ricks about the Iraq War. It covers the 2006–2008 period where his last…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamble_(book)

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Claim 8: “A similar logic underpins aspects of the recent Israel-Lebanon agreement.”

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Claim 9: “Over the past two-and-a-half years, through the joint Israeli-Palestinian environmental humanitarian initiative of Damour for Community Development and the Arava Institute, Jumpstarting Hope in Gaza, limited resources have created self-managed refuges for displaced people”

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Claim 10: “The “Trump Peace Plan: From Stagnation to Action” conference, held on July 13 in Tel Aviv and organized by Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies”

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Claim 11: “Israel abandoned this principle early in the war when it discontinued its long-standing practice of warning civilians before airstrikes on buildings housing both militants and civilians.”

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Claim 12: “the destruction of more than 80% of Gaza’s housing”

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Multiple sources, including the UN special rapporteur and other reports, state that 80% or more of housing/buildings in Gaza (specifically in the north) have been destroyed or damaged.

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 80% of housing in northern Gaza, previously a lively cluster of densely-populated cities and refugee camps that were home to more than a million people, has been destroyed, according to the …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/haunte…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza has been under blockade by Israel and Egypt since Hamas' 2007 takeover, putting tight controls on what enters and exits the territory. Even before the war, it faced“hyper-unemployment” of 45 per …
https://menafn.com/1108169539/Unprecedented-Destruction-Of-H…

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web search NEUTRAL — 80% of the buildings in Gaza are either damaged or destroyed. Netanyahu has celebrated this, saying: “We are destroying more and more home. They have nowhere to return to. The only expected outcome wi…
https://shoebat.com/2025/07/17/80-of-gaza-has-been-either-da…

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Claim 13: “Israel’s occupation of approximately 60% of the Gaza Strip”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific percentage (60%) of the Gaza Strip occupied by Israel.

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Claim 14: “Hamas demands that Israel withdraw before it disarms, and Israel demands that Hamas disarm before it withdraws.”

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Web search results explicitly state that Hamas sees disarmament as parallel to withdrawal, while Israel refuses withdrawal before complete disarmament.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military and authorities committed numerous war crimes, such as the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, attacks on civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes_in_the_Gaza…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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Claim 15: “Nearly three years of war, following Hamas’s barbaric attacks and massacre of Israeli civilians near the Gaza border, have resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinian noncombatants”

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The claim states the war has lasted 'nearly three years'. However, Wikipedia and other sources state the war began on October 7, 2023. Even with the provided future-dated Wikipedia evidence (August 2026), the timeline is inconsistent with the 'nearly three years' phrasing relative to the start date of Oct 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 12 August 2026, at least 76,621 people (74,582+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (an acronym from the Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah), is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas

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Claim 16: “The current stalemate in implementing phase two of the Trump peace plan stems largely from the absence of an agreed sequence of implementation.”

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