Military and strategic expert, Colonel Hatem Karim Al-Falahi, believes that Israel It sent a clear message that its military operations and mobilization on various fronts will continue until the end of this year.
This came in Al-Falahi’s comment to Al Jazeera on the Israeli government’s approval to extend a decision allowing the recruitment of 350,000 reserve soldiers until the end of 2024.
Al-Falahi pointed out that military operations will continue in Gaza StripIn addition to the successive developments in West Bank The occupied territories, the latest of which was the large-scale operation in the northern regions.
He also pointed out Iran’s repeated threats to respond to the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Ismail Haniyeh On its territory late last month, in addition to threats Houthis In response to the bombing of the port of Hodeidah in Yemen.
According to Al-Falahi, Israel was unable to return the settlers displaced from the northern front with Lebanon, which requires it to be prepared for all these circumstances.
And about the withdrawal of the Israeli military division “98” from Khan Younis andDeir al-Balah In the sector, the military expert explained that this division launched a security-like operation related to searching for Israeli prisoners, political and military resistance leaders, and resistance infrastructure over the course of 22 days.
It is believed that the 98th Division is the only striking force in the sector after the withdrawal of the 99th Division to the northern front and the presence of other divisions whose mission is concentrated on the two axes. Netzarim andPhiladelphiaIt is expected that the work of the “98th” Division will remain confined to the sector.
After October 7, 2023, the Israeli government called up more than 350,000 reserve soldiers to participate in the war on Gaza, and since then, the call-up order has been extended several times.
