As modern warfare diverges, Israeli military lessons learned from fighting Hamas in Gaza will significantly improve U.S. military readiness and “save American lives,” according to retired U.S. Army Major John Spencer, an expert on urban and underground warfare. He stressed the strategic importance of employing such insights to strengthen U.S. tactical responses and training protocols.
Spencer, a world-renowned urban warfare expert who serves as chair of urban warfare studies at West Point’s Modern Warfare Institute and recently returned from a visit to the Israeli front lines, argued that Israel’s actions in Gaza “will be studied by many militaries.”
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“The lessons Israel learns in Gaza will make our military better and better prepared for future challenges, including dealing with information warfare in the social media era, facing an enemy in the defense of a city 15 years in the making, fighting legal warfare as a human shield, facing an enemy intent on killing its own people, thwarting humanitarian efforts to provide relief for an entire population, and the monumental challenges of underground warfare,” he wrote.
“It will save American lives,” he added.
Israel’s actions in Gaza will be studied by many militaries. The lessons Israel learned in Gaza include dealing with information warfare in the age of social media, confronting an enemy in defense of a city that has been 15 years in the making, engaging in legal warfare and using human shields…
— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) June 15, 2024
Spencer cited historical precedent, pointing out that during the 1973 Yom Kippur war, the U.S. military conducted an in-depth analysis of Israeli strategy, which led to major tactical reforms.
“By March 1974, the U.S. military had opened over 37 separate investigations into Israeli actions. [the] “The Yom Kippur War records also include seven volumes of data reports on weapons systems that remain classified today,” he noted. “American servicemen walked the battlefield alongside Israeli commanders who fought hard in the conflict’s immediate aftermath.”
“These lessons have led to major changes, especially for the U.S. military,” he concluded, “and will have an impact in Gaza as well.”
Khan Younis, Gaza. There is no other way to understand fighting and war than to walk it, and I have had the privilege of doing so. @IDF A division commander leading the fight against Hamas. See the challenges, talk to soldiers, feel the terrain. Thailand translation: pic.twitter.com/UlYk1k1hHP
— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) February 29, 2024
The longstanding U.S.-Israeli alliance has significantly strengthened both our nations’ military, security, and technology sectors and helped the United States integrate Israeli innovation to remain globally competitive. The alliance enhances U.S. national security by facilitating critical intelligence sharing, particularly on regional threats and counterterrorism.
Not only does cooperation between the two countries strengthen regional stability, it has also led to significant advances in critical military technologies such as missile defense and strengthened economic ties, with U.S. technology companies establishing major research and development centers in Israel and driving critical innovation in multiple sectors, including cybersecurity and medical technology.
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Cooperation in military research and technology, leveraging Israel’s advanced capabilities and combat experience, will be invaluable to U.S. defense innovation.
April, Spencer Warned While warning that allowing Hamas to survive would set a dangerous precedent, [right] It seeks to “intervene” in Hamas’ strategy by trying to thwart Israeli operations in Gaza aimed at destroying the terrorist group’s capabilities.
In January he Hit He condemned Hamas’ use of “human sacrifice” tactics and warned that terrorists around the world would repeat “large-scale genocidal attacks” and take civilian hostages if Israel did not completely dismantle the terrorist organization.
November, Spencer Explained While describing the IDF’s mission in Gaza as “very successful,” the report also describes Hamas as an “existential threat” whose strategy is to prevent the IDF from militarily eliminating Hamas by “creating its own civilian deaths and provoking the world to react,” “and it is working.”
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter. Joshua Klein.
