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IDF Wants to Create the Same Security Reality in Gaza as in Southern Lebanon

(Ynet News) Yossi Yehoshua - IDF forces in Gaza City have been advancing slowly but with overwhelming force, prioritizing security over speed. In practice, it looks similar to operations carried out in Rafah, Khan Yunis, and Beit Hanoun, which have been leveled. A senior officer currently leading the fighting assessed that with the slower, safer approach, the IDF could eliminate all of Hamas's infrastructure in Gaza City within two months. He added that contrary to Hamas's image of fighting to the last man, many operatives have fled with their families to the south. Regarding future security arrangements, commanders in the Gaza Division and Southern Command strongly oppose any plan that leaves the IDF only along the border, without a security perimeter inside Gaza. They warn, "It is impossible to protect communities from the fence. Farmers driving their tractors should not be seeing Hamas fighters but Israeli soldiers in front of them." The commanders also insist on strict enforcement against any violation, preventing the enemy from rebuilding, just as has been done in the north against Hizbullah. Along Israel's northern border there are five outposts inside Lebanese territory. IDF troops conduct raids in Lebanon, uncover large Hizbullah weapons caches, and carry out airstrikes to prevent Hizbullah forces from regrouping. Touring that frontier shows what victory looks like. The IDF now enjoys full freedom of action inside Lebanon. The challenge is to resist international pressure to scale back, because pulling back outposts or reducing offensive operations would bring Hizbullah back to the fence and allow it to rearm. Now, the challenge is to create the same security reality in Gaza's border communities.
2025-10-05 00:00:00
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