Israel - Gaza War Day 10: I'd hate to call a politican a liar but

Yesterday the Israeli government announced that it had no plans to occupy Gaza. As they were making this announcement the Israeli Defence Force continued to occupy positions within Gaza. So far over 550 Palestinians have been killed along with 4 Israeli civilians and 1 IDF solider. While Hamas rocket fire into Israel continues the IDF appear to be expanding their operations loosely following what anyone familiar with British Public Order Policing would describe as a "Key or F formation.". In this technique the security services (shown in black) identify a group of what we shall call dissidents (shown in Purple);

They then surround it with a cordon;

Next they will put a column of officers into the group of dissidents

Once the initial column has been established they will add officers to it who will eventually form to offshoot columns in a loose "F" shape.

This process will continue with the idea of breaking the group up into smaller, more manageable pieces much like a cancer slowly destroying an healthy organ.

Although I expect the IDF armed with tanks and machine guns to be more violent then a police force armed with batons and pepper spray the purpose of this tactic is to move slowly and peacefully in order to minimise the opportunity for confrontation making it a very difficult tactic to defend against. The problem with non-confrontational warfare of this sort is that it can go on for bloody ages providing sometimes years of "entertainment" as fighters from both sides try to outwit each other.

This means that the Israeli's end game could well end up with them bringing Gazan out of the controlled sectors one by one before decided whether they're a terrorist who gets sent to jail or a civilian who gets sent to a refugee camp. If this turns out to be the case then they should definitely turn the whole thing into a American Idol/ X Factor style TV talent show where the judging panel is made up by the three candidates in Israel's upcoming election. I can imagine it now;
"Up next Ben, Tzvipi and Ehud we have Mahmoud who's 12. Both his parents were killed in a recent air-raid and he wants to win so he can go and live with his grandparents in Egypt. Tonight he will be signing Paradise City by Guns&Roses!"