The government is on the verge of crushing the last remnant of the Tigers in Sri Lanka. The military defeat of the Tigers won't exactly solve the political issues in Sri Lanka, as the Tamil minority continues to have serious, legitimate grievances with the government....
insurgency
It's irrelevant whether Hamas fighters avoided contact with the IDF because of orders, or because they were afraid. The answer, not that it matters, is both; guerrillas should be afraid.