Military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, considered that the Israeli occupation’s launch of a large-scale military operation in the north of West Bank It was expected due to a series of events, decisions and signs that foreshadowed it.
Al-Duwairi explained – during his analysis of the military scene in the occupied Palestinian territories – that preparations for this operation had been underway for months, amid indications that it was about to be implemented, such as the increase in the number of raids on Palestinian camps and towns, especially… fetal andSun light andTubas.
Among these indicators, the Israeli Defense Minister allowed Yoav Galant By reusing the air force (drones, vertical, winged) in the West Bank, according to Al-Duwairi.
In addition, recent months have witnessed an increase in the frequency of settler incursions intoTo Al-Aqsa Mosqueand the Israeli Minister of Security’s speech Itamar Ben Gvir On the necessity of starting to build a Jewish temple (synagogue) inside it.
The military expert pointed out that the commander of the Israeli army’s Central Military District, Avi Blot, is a graduate of the same school as the extremist Finance Minister. Bezalel SmotrichNoting that the former was calling for the necessity of conducting a military maneuver in the northern West Bank, similar to what happened in Gaza.
Al-Duwairi pointed out that the tasks of the Central Military Region are different from those of the Northern and Southern Regions, as it assumes the executive, judicial and legislative roles, but what it does contradicts those tasks.
And promote Israel That this military operation aims to eliminate the resistance structure, while Al-Duwairi said that what is happening aims to eliminate the structure of the necessities of life, warning at the same time against the army targeting those camps.
The strategic expert concluded that “Israel wants to control the West Bank, and this is the beginning of the forced displacement plan there.”
Regarding the difference between the capabilities of the resistance in Gaza and the West Bank, the military expert said that the field data in the West Bank is different, indicating that a group of young fighters organized themselves there into small battalions with limited capabilities, noting that it is out of the question to engage in fierce battles like what happened in Gaza Strip.
Although Gaza was under siege, according to Al-Duwairi, it was devoid of any Israeli presence, which allowed for…Qassam Brigades -The military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation)- By establishing its various regional battalions, in addition to other units specialized in monitoring, surveillance, media, and others.
He added that Gaza began its battle on October 7, and the resistance there is still cohesive and capable of successfully managing the defensive battle despite the military strikes it has suffered.
