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Insights into the Complex IDF Operations in Gaza - from Ynet Military Correspondent Yoav Zitun

(X) John Spencer - Smaller unit raids are more effective in their lethality than larger ground maneuvers. Many more terrorists are eliminated in less time and with fewer forces. Engineering forces developed a method for quickly uncovering and destroying launchers hidden in plantations. The IDF entered the raided areas near the border from the front and not from behind - evidence of the operational control achieved in the area. During a recent raid on the area between Shati and Shifa, the fighters covered the 13 km. journey to their destination in the heart of Gaza in two hours, compared to about a week the first time. The resistance on the way was minimal - 3 anti-tank missiles that wounded 2 soldiers. Hamas loots dozens of food and fuel trucks every day for the benefit of its operatives. "Truck drivers tell us they are begging Hamas to at least leave the truck to them," a senior commander says. The IDF takes advantage of this and lays ambushes from the axles of the trucks - thus eliminating a number of terrorists who tried to loot the trucks. Hamas learned from this, and proceeded to loot them at the entrance to UNRWA shelters. The writer is chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point.
2024-02-12 00:00:00
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