Sechster Nahostkrieg

[Nightwatch]

Zur militärischen Lage im Gazastreifen:

Gaza war status update:
1. IDF achieves operational control in 70% of Gaza; army will soon seize control of Khan Younis area as well; large number of terrorists captured in city are a source of high-quality intelligence info

2. IDF says 17 of 24 Hamas battalions defeated; Israeli forces currently engaged in fighting 2 battalions in Khan Younis area; 3 functioning Hamas battalions remain in Rafah, 2 in Dir al-Balah in central Gaza

3. Main Israeli achievements so far: Drastic reduction in Gaza rocket fire; Hamas terror army largely dismantled, now operates as a guerilla group with isolated squads; IDF obtains high-grade intel about Hamas assets for destruction, effort expected to take 1-2 years.

info via @ynetalerts

https://twitter.com/IsraelRadar_com/stat...1156488261

Um mich zu wiederholen: Das hätte man schon vor Wochen haben können wenn man die anfängliche Intensität beibehalten und insb. die 252. Reservedivision nach der Eroberung von Gaza-Stadt nicht sofort wieder demobilisiert hätte.

Israel estimates: Hamas arsenal reduced to just hundreds of rockets; out of 20,000, some 9,000 were fired into Israel, many others exploded inside Gaza; IDF destroyed thousands of rockets, demolished launch pits & production sites. via @IsraelHayomHeb

https://twitter.com/IsraelRadar_com/stat...4591945789

Gallant: Hamas collapsing in tunnels, more than 100 operatives nabbed in recent days

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Thursday that more than 100 Hamas operatives had been captured by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip in recent days, including some who surrendered after hiding in tunnels.

“Hamas is collapsing into its own tunnels that it painstakingly dug. Every place it thought would be a trap for IDF soldiers becomes an area where we hit it,” Gallant said to soldiers of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit during a visit to their base in southern Israel.

Gallant said Hamas has “hundreds of casualties underground” as a result of Yahalom’s actions.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/gallant-ha...cent-days/

Das kann man auch mal hervorheben, entgegen so mancher (durchaus berechtigter) Befürchtung vor dem Einmarsch scheint die IDF durchaus erfolgreich und mit vertretbaren bzw. geringen Verluste im Tunnelnetzwerk zu operieren.