If you think that Israel bombing numerous hospitals, universities, houses, daycare centers, etc. indiscriminately and sloppily is to "free hostages", then I have a bridge to sell you. IDF has already bombed it's own hostages NUMEROUS times. Sloppy AF military operations from the IDF in 4K for the world to see in real time.
A campaign to exterminate any population (about 35K out of 690K in Gaza so far) is not an "operation", bro. Much less an "operation to free hostages", where Israeli hostages are being killed too. Among the worst attempts at propaganda spin on display here.
This "operation" is going so well that there is infighting within Israeli government and between the Israeli government and the IDF leadership while Israel is floundering in Gaza, West Bank, Rafah, Lebanese border, Syria, etc.
Also, Israel is not just facing counter strikes from Hamas. It is Triple H (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis). So much for the IDF's earlier statement of "washing Hamas in a few weeks" back in October.