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The Israeli media has increasingly covered the issue of prisoners in… Gaza stripAnd what the occupation army achieved in its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, as a former reserve general expected that the Islamic Resistance Movement would dictate (agitation) its conditions regarding the expected prisoner deal, while a political analyst believes that the army’s failure turned out to be greater than expected.
Channel 12 quoted Reserve General Mehran Brozanvir, who was an economic advisor to the former chief of staff, as saying that he is not sure that the Hamas leader is in Gaza. Yahya Al-Sanwar He is under pressure, as some are trying to portray, adding that if there is a deal being planned, “I fear that he will be the one dictating his conditions to us.”
He stressed that the army must double the pressure on Hamas and begin an attack towards the south, as he believes that Hamas has not been broken, adding, “If we give Sinwar a chance to dictate his conditions in the first deal, we will have a lot ahead of us (..) We are facing a difficult matter, and it is not easy at all.” Especially since we are dealing with an organization that will not hesitate to kill those who kidnapped us.”
Meanwhile, Channel 14 quoted him as saying that there is a very large information gap regarding “the kidnapped persons and those who arrest them,” and that while Hamas is concluding the first deal regarding a number of detainees, it is not only thinking about it, but also thinking about the next deal, and this means providing the opportunity For her to regain her strength.
In the same context, Adi Karmi, a former senior employee in the Israeli Internal Security Service, said:Shin Bet) – Anyone who thinks that Hamas will soften its positions or move toward a political solution if we do not start the battle is wrong, noting that the negotiations with Hamas to complete the Gilad Shalit deal took 5 years of “psychological manipulation and tricks,” as he put it.
For his part, political analyst Yotam Zimri strongly criticized the Israeli occupation army, and said in an interview with Channel 14 that the matter did not stop at the major intelligence failure related to assessing the enemy’s capabilities, but rather it was gradually discovered that there was a major failure regarding the army’s capabilities and qualifications.
Like him, former head of the operations department, Reserve General Giora Eiland, believes that the army has not yet succeeded in neutralizing the tunnels in Gaza, adding, “As long as there can be saboteurs in the hundreds and perhaps more, and as long as there is combat equipment underground, this is a challenge that must be met.” Find a way to overcome it.”
Another speaker believed that the goal of eliminating Hamas’ military force would not be achieved without dismantling “lower Gaza,” in reference to the tunnels. He added, “Certainly, we do not want to reach a direct confrontation between a fighter from the IDF and an elite terrorist face to face inside the tunnel.” According to his expression.
Meanwhile, military correspondent Alon Ben David believes that his country will be a country waging a war for months, and perhaps years, to come.
