Military expert Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi said that the hours before the truce begins will be decisive and violent on both sides, stressing that the occupation army will take risks in order to achieve gains on the ground before stopping the fighting.
Al-Duwairi explained in an analysis for Al Jazeera that the hours that precede any ceasefire are decisive and violent hours, especially with the Israeli occupation army, which historically relies on making breakthroughs to achieve ground stability before the ceasefire enters into force.
He expressed his belief that Israeli forces will attempt to penetrate southern Jabalia with maximum force and speed before the truce – which was announced on Wednesday morning – enters into force.
According to what was announced, the temporary cessation of fighting will begin 24 hours after it was approved, that is, by dawn on Friday.
Al-Duwairi said that the occupation has been promoting for days that it is besieging Jabalia, which is not true, and therefore it will try to penetrate it quickly and with support by violent air, artillery and sea bombardment, hoping to gain hundreds of meters or divide northern Gaza into 4 sections before the truce begins to activate.
Although this attempt carries a kind of risk, the occupation army will try to take advantage of this breach to reposition its forces on the contact line during the cessation of fighting, because this is not considered a breach, according to the military expert.
On the other hand, Al-Duwairi expects it to rise Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) will launch operations against the Israeli movement, similar to what happened in Juhr al-Dik and the Indonesian hospital, and will also bombard Tel Aviv To send a message that it is negotiating from a position of strength and equality.
Bridge setter
Regarding the new mechanism that the occupation army sent to Gaza, Al-Duwairi said that it is called a bridge builder and that it belongs to the Corps of Engineers and is used to fill deep water or ground gaps. He pointed out that the occupation expects the presence of ground trenches in areas such as Khan Yunis, which is considered less dense in terms of the number of buildings than Gaza City.
Regarding the 155-millimeter artillery bombs that the United States supplied to the Israeli army despite the objections of many American organizations, Al-Duwairi said that they are used to hit targets between 18 and 30 kilometers away.
There are several types of these bombs, some of which produce great destructive capabilities, especially the type that can be fragmented and cause many casualties in crowded places such as Gaza.
