ANALYSIS: Is Israel winning the war against Hamas?

After a monthslong bombing campaign and large-scale ground operation to eradicate Hamas, experts spoke to ABC News about how achievable victory in Gaza is.

TEL AVIV -- In the aftermath of Oct. 7, when the Hamas terrorist group stormed the Gaza border and rampaged through southern Israel, the Israeli public was united by grief. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a polarizing figure in Israeli politics, declared war with a united military and government.

Netanyahu has continued to maintain the war will go on for as long as necessary and has repeatedly vowed to destroy Hamas.

Behind the scenes, Israel's war aims with regard to eradicating Hamas appear to have gradually softened. Rather than destroying Hamas in its entirety, Defense Secretary Yoav Gallant has instead envisaged a path to victory that would see a demilitarization of the Gaza Strip and the removal of Hamas as the governing body in Gaza.

After almost four months of war and no end in sight, there are now growing questions about whether Israel will be able to accomplish its stated goals in Gaza.