Military expert Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi said that the Israeli statements regarding control of northern… Gaza strip Conflict with reality on the ground, confirming that the withdrawal Golani Brigade Of operations refutes these statements.
Al-Duwairi confirmed that the resistance launched 35 missiles towards… Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport confirms that Israel does not control the land.
He explained that these missiles were launched from Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, pointing out that this means that the resistance leadership and its intelligence are still operating strongly in the area that Israel says it has controlled.
He added that the process of preparing the missiles takes place underground, and when they are ready, they emerge from the mouth of a tunnel. This means ensuring that the ground is free of troops and the air is free of aircraft.
Al-Duwairi also pointed out that Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood It is still difficult for the Israeli forces because it has one of the two striking forces in it Al-Qassam Brigades -The military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation), in addition to the Hay al-Tuffah Battalion.
He said that this force forced Israel to withdraw the Golani Brigade (Elite) from the battle after killing it as it did in 2014.
Al-Duwairi stated that withdrawing a brigade from the battle cannot be done militarily unless it loses 40% of its fighters and vehicles, noting that this decision “confirms the truth of what the resistance is spreading about the losses it is inflicting on the occupation.”
He stressed that this decision will affect the morale of the army because the rest of the brigades will wonder why, in addition to the fact that equipment losses can be restored while personnel losses cannot be easily restored, he said.
Even if the decision was to reorganize the forces, as Israel says, this restoration – according to the military expert – “requires a long time because the brigade is not ready to fight until its strength is at least 90%, and the strength of the Golani Brigade is currently less than 60%.” .
The battle lines are fixed
In general, Al-Duwairi said that fighting is still continuing in the northeastern part of the Strip, specifically from Mansoura Street to Baghdad Street, which was confirmed by the Al-Qassam Brigades.
Also on the southern front, Al-Duwairi confirmed that there is no change in the lines of clashes that are all revolving around Khan Yunis (Bani Suhaila, Al-Zana, Abasan) and not inside it, because Israel is trying to surround the city and isolate it.
Even Israel's destruction of what it said was the “Leaders' Square” in Gaza City, – in Al-Duwairi's opinion – “does not mean anything, because there are many buildings for the leadership, and there are even alternative and reserve leadership.”