The military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, said: occupation army The Israelis paid a heavy price with the lives of their soldiers at the beginning of the fighting inside Gaza stripHe stressed that Gaza is not like Iraqi Fallujah or other cities.
Al-Duwairi explained – during his military analysis on Al-Jazeera – that Gaza has overcrowded population and urban areas, underground tunnels, as well as fierce fighters led by Al-Qassam BrigadesThe military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation), stressing that storming Gaza is not easy, as conditions are ideal for the defender, not the attacker.
From a military point of view, he said that the Israeli ground attack came from 3 directions (the northeast, the northwest, and Wadi Gaza), and indicated that none of them would be less than the size of a brigade, that is, between 97 and 103 combat vehicles (tanks). Merkava And the Tiger tanker), indicating that the largest force may be from the Gaza Valley side through 4 battalions reinforced by infantry battalions from the Givati Brigade.
He stressed that the real fighting was taking place in the back of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood (east of Gaza City), that is, one or 1.5 kilometers from the border fence, while analyzing the Israeli army’s attempt to reach Al-Rashid Street (Al-Bahr Street). The military expert stressed the importance of distinguishing between Reach the goal and take control.
He pointed out that the Israeli tanks may reach Al-Rashid Street after cutting off Salah Al-Din Street, and this means – according to him – cutting off the road for civilians and cars, but it will not mean anything important for the fighters, because they are underground, where the tunnels will play a major role.
Al-Duwairi expected that the Israeli army would stop against its will in the densely populated Beach Camp, west of Gaza City, where it is difficult to penetrate, so it would try hard to turn inland through internal and secondary streets in an attempt to reach Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip.
Hit armored vehicle “Tiger”
As for the attack on the Tiger armored vehicle, in which the Israeli army admitted the loss of 11 soldiers on board, Major General Al-Duwairi confirmed that this armored vehicle is based on the chassis of the Merkava tank, and is considered among the newest and best troop carriers in the world and is equipped with additional means of protection, sensors, and many electronic technologies.
He pointed out that all of this was ineffective with an improved reverse-engineered RPG, thanks to the Al-Yassin 105 missile.
Regarding the Israelis’ talk that they benefited from this lesson well, the military expert believes that this is explained across wide areas, “so it is not possible to benefit immediately in terms of the positive dimension,” while negative measures can be taken such as concealment, concealment, verifying that the land is empty, and intensifying aerial bombardment.
As for the positive dimension, Al-Duwairi said that it relates to the development of the manufacturers of the “Nimr” tanker by adding new armor, armament, and technologies to it, indicating that this takes a long time.
